An inventory of glacial lakes in the Third Pole region and their changes in response to global warming

• Published in: Global and planetary change Vol. 131; pp. 148 - 157
• Main Authors: Zhang, Guoqing, Yao, Tandong, Xie, Hongjie, Wang, Weicai, Yang, Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2015
• Subjects: China; climate; Freshwater; Glacial lake inventory; Glacier-fed lakes; Glaciers; Global warming; Inventories; Lakes; Landsat; Poles; snowmelt; Stockpiling; temperature; Third Pole; Trends; China, People's Rep., Xizang, Tibetan Plateau; China; Global warming; Glacial lake inventory; Third Pole; Glacier-fed lakes

No glacial lake census exists for the Third Pole region, which includes the Pamir-Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau. Therefore, comprehensive information is lacking about the distribution of and changes in glacial lakes caused by current global warming conditions. In this study,...