Review article: Inferring permafrost and permafrost thaw in the mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region
The cryosphere reacts sensitively to climate change, as evidenced by the widespread retreat of mountain glaciers. Subsurface ice contained in permafrost is similarly affected by climate change, causing persistent impacts on natural and human systems. In contrast to glaciers, permafrost is not observ...
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ftntnutrondheimi:oai:ntnuopen.ntnu.no:11250/2500630 2023-05-15T16:36:55+02:00 Review article: Inferring permafrost and permafrost thaw in the mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region Gruber, Stephan Fleiner, Renate Guegan, Emilie Panday, Prajjwal Schmid, Marc-Olivier Stumm, Dorothea Wester, Philippus Zhang, Yinsheng Zhao, Lin 2017 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2500630 https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-81-2017 eng eng European Geosciences Union http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no The Cryosphere. 2017, 11 (1), 81-99. urn:issn:1994-0416 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2500630 https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-81-2017 cristin:1478961 Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal 81-99 11 The Cryosphere 1 Peer reviewed Journal article 2017 ftntnutrondheimi https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-81-2017 2019-09-17T06:53:54Z The cryosphere reacts sensitively to climate change, as evidenced by the widespread retreat of mountain glaciers. Subsurface ice contained in permafrost is similarly affected by climate change, causing persistent impacts on natural and human systems. In contrast to glaciers, permafrost is not observable spatially and therefore its presence and possible changes are frequently overlooked. Correspondingly, little is known about permafrost in the mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, despite permafrost area exceeding that of glaciers in nearly all countries. Based on evidence and insight gained mostly in other permafrost areas globally, this review provides a synopsis on what is known or can be inferred about permafrost in the mountains of the HKH region. Given the extreme nature of the environment concerned, it is to be expected that the diversity of conditions and phenomena encountered in permafrost exceed what has previously been described and investigated. We further argue that climate change in concert with increasing development will bring about diverse permafrost-related impacts on vegetation, water quality, geohazards, and livelihoods. To better anticipate and mitigate these effects, a deepened understanding of high-elevation permafrost in subtropical latitudes as well as the pathways interconnecting environmental changes and human livelihoods are needed. publishedVersion © Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice permafrost The Cryosphere NTNU Open Archive (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) The Cryosphere 11 1 81 99 |
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The cryosphere reacts sensitively to climate change, as evidenced by the widespread retreat of mountain glaciers. Subsurface ice contained in permafrost is similarly affected by climate change, causing persistent impacts on natural and human systems. In contrast to glaciers, permafrost is not observable spatially and therefore its presence and possible changes are frequently overlooked. Correspondingly, little is known about permafrost in the mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, despite permafrost area exceeding that of glaciers in nearly all countries. Based on evidence and insight gained mostly in other permafrost areas globally, this review provides a synopsis on what is known or can be inferred about permafrost in the mountains of the HKH region. Given the extreme nature of the environment concerned, it is to be expected that the diversity of conditions and phenomena encountered in permafrost exceed what has previously been described and investigated. We further argue that climate change in concert with increasing development will bring about diverse permafrost-related impacts on vegetation, water quality, geohazards, and livelihoods. To better anticipate and mitigate these effects, a deepened understanding of high-elevation permafrost in subtropical latitudes as well as the pathways interconnecting environmental changes and human livelihoods are needed. publishedVersion © Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. |
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Gruber, Stephan Fleiner, Renate Guegan, Emilie Panday, Prajjwal Schmid, Marc-Olivier Stumm, Dorothea Wester, Philippus Zhang, Yinsheng Zhao, Lin Review article: Inferring permafrost and permafrost thaw in the mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region |
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Review article: Inferring permafrost and permafrost thaw in the mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region |
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