Multi-decadal mass balance series of three Kyrgyz glaciers inferred from modelling constrained with repeated snow line observations

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: M. Barandun, M. Huss, R. Usubaliev, E. Azisov, E. Berthier, A. Kääb, T. Bolch, M. Hoelzle
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Narrows The; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1899-2018; https://doaj.org/article/5bf400e7a80e405baab794ae001165b9

Glacier surface mass balance observations in the Tien Shan and Pamir are relatively sparse and often discontinuous. Nevertheless, glaciers are one of the most important components of the high-mountain cryosphere in the region as they strongly influence water availability in the arid, continental and...