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When Hazard Maps Are Not Predictions: A Critical Assessment of MCDA in Glacier Hazard Susceptibility

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Background: Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) has become a dominant approach for glacier hazard susceptibility mapping, widely used to support risk management and climate adaptation planning. However, despite its widespread adoption, the role of MCDA outputs remains conceptually ambiguous: hazard classifications are often interpreted as ...
Ricardo Gacitua, Javier Pereira, Hernán Astudillo, Carla Taramasco, Pedro Contreras   +4 more
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Problems of Glacier Retreats in the Himalaya and Dimension of Environmental Hazards [PDF]

International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development, 2018
With majestic aesthetic beauty and enormous research notential glaciers and snow fields in the Himaiaya always draw attention of the mountain lovers and environmental researchers. Mountaineers and trekkers, however, have difficulties in distinguishing snow patches from glaciers. They often traverse numerous semi permanent snow patches of avalanche type
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Monoclonal Antibodies; Detection Tools for Wheat Alpha‐Amylase Proteins

Cereal Chemistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Expression of alpha‐amylase proteins during germination or other physiological events may lower grain soundness and have a negative impact on end‐use quality. The objective of the current study was to validate two new monoclonal peptide antibodies for wheat alpha‐amylases and describe alpha‐amylase expression in ...
John H. Kelly, Dru Mattei, Andrew G. McCubbin, Camille M. Steber, Michael O. Pumphrey, Amber L. Hauvermale   +5 more
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Disaster effects of climate change in High Mountain Asia: State of art and scientific challenges

Advances in Climate Change Research
High Mountain Asia (HMA) shows a remarkable warming tendency and divergent trend of regional precipitation with enhanced meteorological extremes. The rapid thawing of the HMA cryosphere may alter the magnitude and frequency of nature hazards. We reviewed
Hao Wang, Bin-Bin Wang, Peng Cui, Yao-Ming Ma, Yan Wang, Jian-Sheng Hao, Yu Wang, Ya-Mei Li, Li-Jun Sun, Jiao Wang, Guo-Tao Zhang, Wei-Mo Li, Yu Lei, Wen-Qing Zhao, Jin-Bo Tang, Chao-Yue Li   +15 more
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An energy-balance model for debris-covered glaciers including heat conduction through the debris layer [PDF]

, 2010
Extensive covers of supraglacial debris are often present in glacier ablation areas, and it is essential to assess exactly how the debris affects glacier melt rates.
Brock, B.W., Reid, Tim, Ben W. Brock, Reid, T.D., Brock, Benjamin, Tim D. Reid   +5 more
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The life and work of Ernest Sydney Keeping

Canadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reviews the life and contributions of Ernest S. Keeping (1895–1984), a British‐born physicist who became a mathematics professor at the University of Alberta in 1929. He played a pivotal role in shaping the university's Mathematics Department, serving as its head from 1954 to 1961, and continuing to teach until 1970, nine years ...
David R. Bellhouse, Christian Genest
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Step-change in supraglacial pond area on Tshojo Glacier, Bhutan, and potential downstream inundation patterns due to pond drainage events

Journal of Glaciology
Climate change is causing Himalayan glaciers to shrink rapidly and natural hazards to increase, while downstream exposure is growing. Glacier shrinkage promotes the formation of glacial lakes, which can suddenly drain and produce glacier lake outburst ...
J. Rachel Carr, Amy Barrett, Sonam Rinzin, Caroline Taylor   +3 more
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A comparison of glacier melt on debris-covered glaciers in the northern and southern Caucasus [PDF]

, 2011
The glacier coverage in the Caucasus Mountains underwent considerable changes during the last decades. In some regions, the observed reduction in glacier area is comparable to those in the European Alps and the extent of supra-glacial debris increased on
W. Hagg, A. Lambrecht, Popovnin, V., Lambrecht, A., A. Rezepkin, Hagg, Wilfried, Svanadze, D., C. Mayer, Rezepkin, A., N. Lomidze, D. Svanadze, Lomidze, N., V. Popovnin, Mayer, C.   +13 more
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Spatio‐temporal dynamics of ringed seal density and habitat use in the Arctic's Last Ice Area

Ecography, EarlyView.
The Arctic is warming at approximately four times the global rate, driving widespread decline in sea ice extent, thickness, and seasonal duration. The ecological consequences of these rapid changes remain poorly understood within the Last Ice Area, a region that includes northern Ellesmere Island and the northwest of Greenland, projected to retain ...
Roxanne D. MacLean, Gregory W. Thiemann, Steven H. Ferguson, Katie R.N. Florko, Cody G. Carlyle, Kelsey F. Johnson, Lisa C. Matthes, Christine Michel, Brent G. Young, David J. Yurkowksi   +9 more
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Point cloud technology and 2D computational flow dynamic modeling for rapid hazards and disaster risk appraisal on Yellow Creek fan, Southern Alps of New Zealand

Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2018
Glacial recession in Alpine Valleys uncorks low-altitude tributary valleys that spill trapped sediments in the sediment cascade, in turn generating sediment-related hazards and flood hazards. Within this complex, the present contribution investigates the
Christopher Gomez, Heather Purdie
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