DOI: 10.1038/s41561-019-0513-5
论文题名: Manifestations and mechanisms of the Karakoram glacier Anomaly
作者: Farinotti D. ; Immerzeel W.W. ; de Kok R.J. ; Quincey D.J. ; Dehecq A.
刊名: Nature Geoscience
ISSN: 17520894
出版年: 2020
卷: 13, 期: 1 起始页码: 8
结束页码: 16
语种: 英语
英文关键词: anomaly
; climate change
; glacier retreat
; glacier surge
; global perspective
; ice flow
; shrinkage
; Karakoram
; Pamirs
英文摘要: Global-scale glacier shrinkage is one of the most prominent signs of ongoing climatic change. However, important differences in glacier response exist at the regional scale, and evidence has accumulated that one particular region stands out: the Karakoram. In the past two decades, the region has shown balanced to slightly positive glacier budgets, an increase in glacier ice flow speeds, stable to partially advancing glacier termini and widespread glacier surge activity. This is in stark contrast to the rest of High Mountain Asia, where glacier retreat and slowdown dominate, and glacier surging is largely absent. Termed the Karakoram Anomaly, recent observations show that the anomalous glacier behaviour partially extends to the nearby Western Kun Lun and Pamir. Several complementary explanations have now been presented for the Anomaly’s deeper causes, but our understanding is far from complete. Whether the Anomaly will continue to exist in the coming decades remains unclear, but its long-term persistence seems unlikely in light of the considerable warming anticipated by current projections of future climate. © 2020, Springer Nature Limited. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/169591
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作者单位: Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, Switzerland; Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands; School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Farinotti D.,Immerzeel W.W.,de Kok R.J.,et al. Manifestations and mechanisms of the Karakoram glacier Anomaly[J]. Nature Geoscience,2020-01-01,13(1)