supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42394131&42274005)。
To accurately evaluate the Antarctic Ice Sheet(AIS)mass change rate and its spatiotemporal characteristics,we derive the AIS mass change series from April 2002 to December 2023 using an improved point-mass model appro...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under the project entitled“Basic Science Center Research Program for the Tibetan Plateau Earth System”(41988101);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42205039);the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA20060102);the Youth Innovation Team of China Meteorological Administration(CMA2023QN15).
High-Mountain Asia(HMA)is an important source of freshwater since it holds the largest reservoir of frozen water outside the polar regions.HMA feeds ten great rivers,ultimately supporting more than 2 billion people.Ho...
supported by Postdoctoral research start-up project of Yunnan Normal University(01300205020503329);the Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering(CSFSE-ZZ-2403);the Enhancement Program for Research Capabilities in the Faculty of Geography(01300205020516083/002);Postdoctoral research project,Faculty of Geography,Yunnan Normal University(01300205020516079);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42301166);the Top-notch Talent of the Qinghai Province Kunlun Talent.High-end Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent program(2023-QLGKLYCZX-001);the Program for Innovative Research Team(in Science and Technology)in the University of Yunnan Province,IRTSTYN.
Understanding the differential responses of various tributaries of the same glacier to climate change under similar climatic conditions in the Karakoram is crucial for unraveling the complexity of glacier dynamics in ...
The Thwaites Glacier in western Antarctica(Fig. 1) keeps glaciologists and climate scientists awake at night. The 120 kmwide glacier loses about 45 billion tonnes of ice each year, accounting for about 4% of global se...
funding from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFC3206300);the Gansu Provincial Science and Technology Program(22ZD6FA005);the Gansu Youth Science and Technology Fund(E4310103);the Gansu Postdoctoral Science Foundation(E339880112);the Tibet Science and Technology Program(XZ202301ZY0001G and XZ202401JD0007)。
Glacier mass balance is a key indicator of glacier health and climate change sensitivity.Influencing factors include both climatic and nonclimatic elements,forming a complex set of drivers.There is a lack of quantitat...
supported by the Scientific Research Project of POWERCHINA Chengdu Engineering Corporation Limited(Grant No.P50922)。
The glacial lake in the Boqu Basin in Tibetan Plateau has changed significantly in recent years due to global warming,seriously affecting the natural and social environments in downstream areas.We obtained the change ...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42067062).
The Tianshan Mountains of Central Asia,highly sensitive to climate change,has been comprehensively assessed for its ecosystem vulnerability across multiple aspects.However,studies on the region's main river systems an...
the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan for supporting the study through the CRG-CPEC-130 project。
Climate change and rising temperatures are accelerating the rate of deglaciation in the Hindu Kush Karakoram Himalaya(HKH)ranges,leading to the formation of new glacial lakes and the expansion of existing ones.These l...
supported by the Science and Technology program of Gansu Province(23ZDFA017,22ZD6FA005);the Third Comprehensive Scientific Expedition of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonmous Region(2022xjkk0802);National Natural Science Foundation of China(42301168);Gansu Province Science Foundation for Youths(23JRRA673).
As global warming accelerates,leading to the retreat of glaciers,the effectiveness of artificial coverings,in particular geotextiles,in reducing glacier ablation has emerged as a topic of increasing concern.Neverthele...
1.Aims and scope The international journal Research in Cold and Arid Regions,is devoted to publishing the latest research achievements in processes and the patterns of the Earth surface system in cold and arid regions...