Bolch, T and Shea, JM and Liu, S and Azam, FM and Gao, Y and Gruber, S and Immerzeel, WW and Kulkarni, A and Li, H and Tahir, AA and Zhang, G and Zhang, Y (2019) Status and Change of the Cryosphere in the Extended Hindu Kush Himalaya Region. [Book Chapter]
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Abstract
The cryosphere is defined by the presence of frozen water in its many forms: glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, snow, permafrost, and river and lake ice. In the extended Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, including the Pamirs, Tien Shan and Alatua, the cryosphere is a key freshwater resource, playing a vital and significant role in local and regional hydrology and ecology. Industry, agriculture, and hydroelectric power generation rely on timely and sufficient delivery of water in major river systems; changes in the cryospheric system may thus pose challenges for disaster risk reduction in the extended HKH region. © ICIMOD, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019, First softcover printing 2019.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Publication: | The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment: Mountains, Climate Change, Sustainability and People |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
| Additional Information: | The copyright for this article belongs to the Authors. |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 04 May 2023 09:39 |
| Last Modified: | 04 May 2023 09:39 |
| URI: | https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/81406 |
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