Glacier mass change on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, from 2000 to 2016
Abstract On the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, 405 glaciers with an estimated total mass of 49 Gt were reported in the 1970s. These have been retreating at an accelerated rate since the start of the 21st century. Because glacier studies in this region are scarce, ice loss and its influ...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/jog.2022.50 2024-03-03T08:44:39+00:00 Glacier mass change on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, from 2000 to 2016 Fukumoto, Shungo Sugiyama, Shin Hata, Shuntaro Saito, Jun Shiraiwa, Takayuki Mitsudera, Humio funded by JSPS KAKENHI 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jog.2022.50 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143022000508 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Journal of Glaciology volume 69, issue 274, page 237-250 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 2022 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2022.50 2024-02-08T08:34:46Z Abstract On the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, 405 glaciers with an estimated total mass of 49 Gt were reported in the 1970s. These have been retreating at an accelerated rate since the start of the 21st century. Because glacier studies in this region are scarce, ice loss and its influence on sea level rise and regional environments is poorly understood. In this study, we analyzed satellite data to quantify glacier mass change from 2000 to 2016 in six major glacier-covered regions on the peninsula. The mean rate of the glacier mass change over the study period was −0.46 ± 0.01 m w.e. a −1 (total mass change was −4.9 ± 0.1 Gt, −304.2 ± 9.1 Mt a −1 ), which is slightly lower than other regions in mid-latitude and subarctic zones. The mass loss accelerated from >−0.33 ± 0.02 m w.e. a −1 in the period 2000–2006/2010 to <−1.65 ± 0.12 m w.e. a −1 in 2006/2010–2015/16. The increase in mass loss is attributed to a rise in average decadal summer temperatures observed in the region (+0.68°C from 1987–99 to 2000–13). Moreover, a recent trend in Pacific decadal oscillation suggests future acceleration of mass loss due to a decline in winter precipitation. Article in Journal/Newspaper glacier Journal of Glaciology Kamchatka Kamchatka Peninsula Subarctic Cambridge University Press Pacific Kamchatka Peninsula ENVELOPE(160.000,160.000,56.000,56.000) Journal of Glaciology 1 14 |
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Abstract On the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, 405 glaciers with an estimated total mass of 49 Gt were reported in the 1970s. These have been retreating at an accelerated rate since the start of the 21st century. Because glacier studies in this region are scarce, ice loss and its influence on sea level rise and regional environments is poorly understood. In this study, we analyzed satellite data to quantify glacier mass change from 2000 to 2016 in six major glacier-covered regions on the peninsula. The mean rate of the glacier mass change over the study period was −0.46 ± 0.01 m w.e. a −1 (total mass change was −4.9 ± 0.1 Gt, −304.2 ± 9.1 Mt a −1 ), which is slightly lower than other regions in mid-latitude and subarctic zones. The mass loss accelerated from >−0.33 ± 0.02 m w.e. a −1 in the period 2000–2006/2010 to <−1.65 ± 0.12 m w.e. a −1 in 2006/2010–2015/16. The increase in mass loss is attributed to a rise in average decadal summer temperatures observed in the region (+0.68°C from 1987–99 to 2000–13). Moreover, a recent trend in Pacific decadal oscillation suggests future acceleration of mass loss due to a decline in winter precipitation. |
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Fukumoto, Shungo Sugiyama, Shin Hata, Shuntaro Saito, Jun Shiraiwa, Takayuki Mitsudera, Humio |
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Fukumoto, Shungo Sugiyama, Shin Hata, Shuntaro Saito, Jun Shiraiwa, Takayuki Mitsudera, Humio |
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Glacier mass change on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, from 2000 to 2016 |
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Glacier mass change on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, from 2000 to 2016 |
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Glacier mass change on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, from 2000 to 2016 |
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Glacier mass change on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, from 2000 to 2016 |
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Glacier mass change on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, from 2000 to 2016 |
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glacier mass change on the kamchatka peninsula, russia, from 2000 to 2016 |
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