Snowpack variations and their hazardous effects under climate warming in the central Tianshan Mountains

Autor: Jian-Sheng Hao, Yan Wang, Lan-Hai Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Advances in Climate Change Research, Vol 15, Iss 3, Pp 442-451 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1674-9278
DOI: 10.1016/j.accre.2024.06.001
Popis: Climate change alters snowpack evolution, which in turn influences the likelihood of snow avalanches and flood risks. The lack of systemic observational data on key snow characteristics in high mountains remains a scientific challenge in terms of systematically elucidating the dynamic chain of variations in climate–snowpack–snow disasters. This restricts our understanding and poses challenges in the prediction of snow-related disaster risks. As such, this study analysed the variations of temperature and snowfall and the physical characteristics of snowpacks based on ground-based observations from the Kunse River Valley situated in the Tianshan Mountains from 1967 to 2021. The results reveal that the temperature increased significantly by 0.32 °C per decade (p
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