CHANGING OF THE ALTAI GLACIER SYSTEM SINCE THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY AND ITS RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATE WARMING IN FUTURE

Characteristics of the Altai glacier system are analyzed on the data from Chinese and Former Soviet Union glacier inventories. Two glacier data sets, recent remote sensing data and the glacier inventories data were compared. It has been found that 208 glaciers disappeared and the glacial area decrea...

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Main Authors: V. M. Kotlyakov, Xie Zichu, Wang Shuhong, Wang Xin, T. Y. Khromova, G. A. Nosenko
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Published: Nauka 2015-11-01
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Online Access:https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/220
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author V. M. Kotlyakov
Xie Zichu
Wang Shuhong
Wang Xin
T. Y. Khromova
G. A. Nosenko
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Xie Zichu
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Wang Xin
T. Y. Khromova
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description Characteristics of the Altai glacier system are analyzed on the data from Chinese and Former Soviet Union glacier inventories. Two glacier data sets, recent remote sensing data and the glacier inventories data were compared. It has been found that 208 glaciers disappeared and the glacial area decreased by 12%. Functional models of the glacier system variations have been developed using the equation of relationship between an annual glacier ablation and a mean summer temperature; the glacier system structure and behavior of the equilibrium line altitudes at the steady state were taken into account as well. The models were used to study response of the glacial runoff to a climatic change. The model results show that, under the climate warming scenario of 0.05°С/year, only 3% Altai glaciers inChinaand 9% inRussiawill remain by the end of this century.
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spelling doaj-art-287be69e0a3c4b8f89b59bd3105040982025-08-20T03:37:50ZrusNaukaЛëд и снег2076-67342412-37652015-11-01523172410.15356/2076-6734-2012-4-17-24207CHANGING OF THE ALTAI GLACIER SYSTEM SINCE THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY AND ITS RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATE WARMING IN FUTUREV. M. Kotlyakov0Xie Zichu1Wang Shuhong2Wang Xin3T. Y. Khromova4G. A. Nosenko5Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences, MoscowCollege of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha Hunan; Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou GansuCollege of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha HunanCold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou Gansu; Department of Geography, Hunan University of Science & Technology, XiangtanInstitute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences, MoscowInstitute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences, MoscowCharacteristics of the Altai glacier system are analyzed on the data from Chinese and Former Soviet Union glacier inventories. Two glacier data sets, recent remote sensing data and the glacier inventories data were compared. It has been found that 208 glaciers disappeared and the glacial area decreased by 12%. Functional models of the glacier system variations have been developed using the equation of relationship between an annual glacier ablation and a mean summer temperature; the glacier system structure and behavior of the equilibrium line altitudes at the steady state were taken into account as well. The models were used to study response of the glacial runoff to a climatic change. The model results show that, under the climate warming scenario of 0.05°С/year, only 3% Altai glaciers inChinaand 9% inRussiawill remain by the end of this century.https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/220altaiglacier systemglacier inventoryclimate change
spellingShingle V. M. Kotlyakov
Xie Zichu
Wang Shuhong
Wang Xin
T. Y. Khromova
G. A. Nosenko
CHANGING OF THE ALTAI GLACIER SYSTEM SINCE THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY AND ITS RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATE WARMING IN FUTURE
Лëд и снег
altai
glacier system
glacier inventory
climate change
title CHANGING OF THE ALTAI GLACIER SYSTEM SINCE THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY AND ITS RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATE WARMING IN FUTURE
title_full CHANGING OF THE ALTAI GLACIER SYSTEM SINCE THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY AND ITS RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATE WARMING IN FUTURE
title_fullStr CHANGING OF THE ALTAI GLACIER SYSTEM SINCE THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY AND ITS RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATE WARMING IN FUTURE
title_full_unstemmed CHANGING OF THE ALTAI GLACIER SYSTEM SINCE THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY AND ITS RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATE WARMING IN FUTURE
title_short CHANGING OF THE ALTAI GLACIER SYSTEM SINCE THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY AND ITS RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATE WARMING IN FUTURE
title_sort changing of the altai glacier system since the mid twentieth century and its response to the climate warming in future
topic altai
glacier system
glacier inventory
climate change
url https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/220
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