Snow, glaciers and permafrost translate fluctuations of atmospheric conditions and highlight
current environmental changes. Monitoring of these changes is one of the major objectives …

Icy mountains with their surface ice in glaciers and subsurface ice in permafrost constitute
important water towers relating to multiple human needs for water security. Vanishing of their …

Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) have been intensely investigated in High Mountain
Asia (HMA) in recent years and are the most well-known hazard associated with the …

Abstract The Tien Shan and Pamir mountains host over 28,000 glaciers providing essential
water resources for increasing water demand in Central Asia. A disequilibrium between …

This review summarizes current understanding of drivers for change and of the impact of
accelerating global changes on mountains, encompassing effects of climate change and …

Multi-decadal mass loss estimates are available for few glaciers of Central Asia. On
Abramov Glacier (Pamir-Alay, Kyrgyzstan), comprehensive long-term glaciological …

The Tian Shan mountain range, known as the water towers of Central Asia, plays a key role
in local water supply, yet large uncertainties remain about the amount of water that is stored …

Study region Glacierized catchments in Central Asia Study focus The literature on
hydrochemistry and water quality was reviewed to identify gaps in knowledge required to …

High Mountain Asia (HMA) has the largest expanse of snow outside of the polar regions and
it plays a critical role in climate and hydrology. In situ monitoring is rare due to terrain …

Abstract The mountains of Central Asia support many environmental functions and
ecosystem services. The mountain environments and their services are affected by climate …