Manifestations and mechanisms of the Karakoram glacier Anomaly [PDF]
Nature Geoscience, 2020 <p>Due to ongoing climatic change, glacier mass loss and retreat are observed all over the globe. The changes are beyond historic precedence, affect ice masses from the polar ice sheets to the highest mountain glaciers, and cause concerns ranging from rising sea levels to water scarcity.
Remco de Kok +2 more
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Continuous Karakoram Glacier Anomaly and Its Response to Climate Change during 2000–2021
Remote Sensing, 2022 Glacier mass balance is one of the most direct indicators reflecting corresponding climate change. In the context of global warming, most glaciers are melting and receding, which can have significant impacts on ecology, climate, and water resources. Thus,
Yu Cai, Fan Yubin
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Investigating glacier mass balance and driving factors of the Karakoram Anomaly
Journal of Hydrology: Regional StudiesStudy region: The Karakoram region, consists of the Western Karakoram (WK), Central Karakoram (CK), and Eastern Karakoram (EK) subregions. Study focus: This study focuses on the glacier mass balance variations across the Karakoram from 2000 to 2022 ...
Fanyu Zhao, Shuaibo Zhou
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The Karakoram Anomaly: Validation through Remote Sensing Data, Prospects and Implications
Water (Switzerland), 2022 Millions of people rely on river water originating from snow- and ice-melt from basins in the Hindukush-Karakoram-Himalayas (HKH). One such basin is the Upper Indus Basin (UIB), where the snow- and ice-melt contribution can be more than 80%. Being the origin of some of the world’s largest alpine glaciers, this basin could be highly susceptible to ...
Firdos Khan
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A Review of Karakoram Glacier Anomalies in High Mountains Asia
Water (Switzerland), 2023 Influenced by global warming, glaciers in High Mountains Asia (HMA) generally show a trend of retreat and thinning, but in Karakoram, Pamir, and West Kunlun there is a trend of glacier stabilization or even a weak advance. In this study, using a bibliometric analysis, we systematically sorted the area, mass balance, and elevation changes of the ...
Hongyu Duan, Yao Xiaojun
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Has the Karakoram anomaly persisted over the past two decades?
GIScience and Remote SensingThe “Karakoram Anomaly” refers to a unique phenomenon wherein glaciers in the Karakoram region have exhibited remarkable stability or slight mass gains, contrasting the global trend of extensive glacier retreat.
Xu Lin, Shuaibo Zhou
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Post-20th century near-steady state of Batura Glacier: observational evidence of Karakoram Anomaly. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 AbstractStable or marginal mass loss dominating in Karakoram has been reported widely through satellite and ground investigations. This work aimed to verify the variation in glacier mass by collecting ground-based data. By tracking profiles from the first survey by China–Pakistan Batura Glacier Investigation Group in 1974–1975, we revisited Batura ...
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Climate change and spatio-temporal trend analysis of climate extremes in the homogeneous climatic zones of Pakistan during 1962-2019. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Climate extremes, such as heat waves, droughts, extreme rainfall can lead to harvest failures, flooding and consequently threaten the food security worldwide.
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Journal of Glaciology, 2022 Under global warming, many glaciers worldwide are receding. However, recent studies have suggested the extension of the Karakoram Anomaly, a region of anomalous glacier mass gain, into the western Kunlun and eastern Pamir mountains.
Qian Liang +6 more
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Karakoram geodetic glacier mass balances between 2008 and 2016: persistence of the anomaly and influence of a large rock avalanche on Siachen Glacier [PDF]
Journal of Glaciology, 2019 Karakoram glaciers experienced balanced or slightly positive mass budgets since at least the 1970s. Here, we provide an update on the state of balance of Central and Eastern Karakoram glaciers (12 000 km2) between 2008 and 2016 by differencing DEMs ...
ETIENNE BERTHIER, FANNY BRUN
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