TY - JOUR
T1 - The glaciers of the Hindu Kush Himalayas
T2 - current status and observed changes from the 1980s to 2010
AU - Bajracharya, Samjwal Ratna
AU - Maharjan, Sudan Bikash
AU - Shrestha, Finu
AU - Guo, Wanqin
AU - Liu, Shiyin
AU - Immerzeel, Walter
AU - Shrestha, Basanta
PY - 2015/4/3
Y1 - 2015/4/3
N2 - The fate of the Hindu Kush Himalayan glaciers has been a topic of heated debate due to their rapid melting and retreat. The underlying reason for the debate is the lack of systematic large-scale observations of the extent of glaciers in the region owing to the high altitude, remoteness of the terrain, and extreme climatic conditions. Here we present a remote sensing–based comprehensive assessment of the current status and observed changes in the glacier extent of the Hindu Kush Himalayas. It reveals highly heterogeneous, yet undeniable impacts of climate change.
AB - The fate of the Hindu Kush Himalayan glaciers has been a topic of heated debate due to their rapid melting and retreat. The underlying reason for the debate is the lack of systematic large-scale observations of the extent of glaciers in the region owing to the high altitude, remoteness of the terrain, and extreme climatic conditions. Here we present a remote sensing–based comprehensive assessment of the current status and observed changes in the glacier extent of the Hindu Kush Himalayas. It reveals highly heterogeneous, yet undeniable impacts of climate change.
KW - decadal
KW - glacier area changes
KW - Landsat
KW - remote sensing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84929505795&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07900627.2015.1005731
DO - 10.1080/07900627.2015.1005731
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84929505795
SN - 0790-0627
VL - 31
SP - 161
EP - 173
JO - International Journal of Water Resources Development
JF - International Journal of Water Resources Development
IS - 2
ER -