Review article: Inferring permafrost and permafrost thaw in the mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region

doi:10.5194/tc-11-81-2017

	Review article: Inferring permafrost and permafrost thaw in the mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region
	Gruber, S (Gruber, Stephan)1; Fleiner, R (Fleiner, Renate)2; Guegan, E (Guegan, Emilie)3; Panday, P (Panday, Prajjwal)4; Schmid, MO (Schmid, Marc-Olivier)2; Stumm, D (Stumm, Dorothea)2; Wester, P (Wester, Philippus)2; Zhang, YS (Zhang, Yinsheng)5; Zhao, L (Zhao, Lin)6; Gruber, S
刊名	CRYOSPHERE
	2017
卷号	11 期号:1 页码:81-99
关键词	QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU UPPER INDUS BASIN ROCK GLACIERS SNOW COVER CLIMATE-CHANGE TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY ACTIVE ROCKGLACIERS ALPINE PERMAFROST BRITISH-COLUMBIA REANALYSIS DATA
DOI	10.5194/tc-11-81-2017
文献子类	Review
英文摘要	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.
学科主题	自然地理学
WOS研究方向	Physical Geography; Geology
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000393897000002
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.itpcas.ac.cn/handle/131C11/8367]
专题	青藏高原研究所_图书馆
通讯作者	Gruber, S
作者单位	1.Carleton Univ, Ottawa, ON, Canada. 2.Int Ctr Integrated Mt Dev ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal. 3.Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, Trondheim, Norway. 4.Nichols Coll, Dudley, MA USA. 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, Beijing, Peoples R China. 6.Chinese Acad Sci, Cold & Arid Reg Environm & Engn Res Inst, Lanzhou, Gansu, Peoples R China.
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Gruber, S ,Fleiner, R ,Guegan, E ,et al. Review article: Inferring permafrost and permafrost thaw in the mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region[J]. CRYOSPHERE,2017,11(1):81-99.
APA	Gruber, S .,Fleiner, R .,Guegan, E .,Panday, P .,Schmid, MO .,...&Gruber, S.(2017).Review article: Inferring permafrost and permafrost thaw in the mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region.CRYOSPHERE,11(1),81-99.
MLA	Gruber, S ,et al."Review article: Inferring permafrost and permafrost thaw in the mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region".CRYOSPHERE 11.1(2017):81-99.