Multi-decadal monsoon characteristics and glacier response in High Mountain Asia [PDF]
Environmental Research Letters, 2022 Glacier health across High Mountain Asia (HMA) is highly heterogeneous and strongly governed by regional climate, which is variably influenced by monsoon dynamics and the westerlies.
T E Shaw +11 more
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Supraglacial debris thickness and supply rate in High-Mountain Asia [PDF]
Communications Earth & Environment, 2022 Supraglacial debris in High-Mountain Asia is extensively thin and its supply rate from local topography increases with the temperature and slope of debris-supply slopes, according to analyses of remote sensing data from over 4600 glaciers.
Michael McCarthy +5 more
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A Systematic, Regional Assessment of High Mountain Asia Glacier Mass Balance
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2020 High-mountain Asia (HMA) constitutes the largest glacierized region outside of the Earth's polar regions. Although available observations are limited, long-term records indicate sustained HMA glacier mass loss since ~1850, with accelerated loss in recent
David E. Shean +7 more
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Super-resolution for terrain modeling using deep learning in high mountain Asia
International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation, 2023 High Mountain Asia (HMA) is characterized by some of the most complex and rugged terrain conditions in the world. However, high resolution terrain data are not easy to quickly acquire from the area due to difficulties in accessing the region.
Yinghui Jiang +4 more
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Changes in Extreme Precipitation and Landslides Over High Mountain Asia
Geophysical Research Letters, 2020 High Mountain Asia is impacted by extreme monsoonal rainfall that triggers landslides in large proportions relative to global distributions, resulting in substantial human impacts and damage to infrastructure each year.
D. Kirschbaum +3 more
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Brief communication: Updated GAMDAM glacier inventory over high-mountain Asia [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2019 The original Glacier Area Mapping for Discharge from the Asian Mountains (GAMDAM) glacier inventory was the first methodologically consistent dataset for high-mountain Asia.
A. Sakai
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Unraveling the complexities of rain-on-snow events in High Mountain Asia
npj Climate and Atmospheric ScienceRain-on-snow (ROS) events, defined as rainfall on a snow-covered landscape, pose a significant flood risk. While climate change is altering precipitation patterns and snow cover in High Mountain Asia (HMA), our understanding of ROS patterns and their ...
Yupeng Li +8 more
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Glacier Mass Change in High Mountain Asia Through 2100 Using the Open-Source Python Glacier Evolution Model (PyGEM) [PDF]
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2020 Glaciers in High Mountain Asia are an important freshwater resource for large populations living downstream who rely on runoff for hydropower, irrigation, and municipal use.
David R. Rounce +2 more
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Warming, increase in precipitation, and irrigation enhance greening in High Mountain Asia
Communications Earth & Environment, 2022 Greening in high mountain Asia between 2003 and 2020 was driven by warming at high elevations, increased precipitation in forested regions and enhanced irrigation in croplands, according to a multivariate analysis of remote sensing data.
Fadji Zaouna Maina +3 more
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Phylogeography and Population Demography of Parrotia subaequalis, a Hamamelidaceous Tertiary Relict ‘Living Fossil’ Tree Endemic to East Asia Refugia: Implications from Molecular Data and Ecological Niche Modeling [PDF]
PlantsThe diverse topography and mild monsoon climate in East Asia are considered to be important drivers for the long-term ecological success of the Tertiary relict ‘living fossil’ plants during the glacial/interglacial cycles.
Yunyan Zhang +10 more
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