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Research article |
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Characterizing 4 decades of accelerated glacial mass loss in the west Nyainqentanglha Range of the Tibetan Plateau
Shuhong Wang
State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic
Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing
210098, People's Republic of China
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK
State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic
Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing
210098, People's Republic of China
Hamish D. Pritchard
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK
Linghong Ke
College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing
210098, People's Republic of China
Xiao Qiao
State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic
Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing
210098, People's Republic of China
Jie Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic
Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing
210098, People's Republic of China
Weihua Xiao
State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in
River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, People's Republic of China
Yuyan Zhou
State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in
River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, People's Republic of China
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Short summary
We assessed and compared the glacier areal retreat rate and surface thinning rate and the effects of topography, debris cover and proglacial lakes in the west Nyainqentanglha Range (WNT) during 1976–2000 and 2000–2020. Our study will help us to better understand the glacier change characteristics in the WNT on a long timescale and will serve as a reference for glacier changes in other regions on the Tibetan Plateau.
We assessed and compared the glacier areal retreat rate and surface thinning rate and the...
