supported by The State Key Science Research Programme for Global Change Research of China (Grant No.2010CB951402);State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences Fund (SKLCS 2010-04);the State Key Basic Research Development Program of China (973 Program)(Grant No.2007 CB411507);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40771047)
Mountains have been described as the water towers of the world. Almost all major rivers have their sources in mountains; glaciers are important water resources that contribute meltwater to river discharge. Glaciers pa...