Himalayan glaciers experienced significant mass loss during later phases of little ice age

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Shekhar, Mayank, Bhardwaj, Anshuman, Singh, Shaktiman, Ranhotra, Parminder S., Bhattacharyya, Amalava, Pal, Ashish K., Roy, Ipsita, Martín-Torres, F. J., Zorzano, María Paz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Indian; Storglaciären; Climate change; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/214926; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09212-2

To date, there is a gap in the data about the state and mass balance of glaciers in the climate-sensitive subtropical regions during the Little Ice Age (LIA). Here, based on an unprecedented tree-ring sampling coverage, we present the longest reconstructed mass balance record for the Western Himalay...