Warming and thawing in the Mt. Everest region: A review of climate and environmental changes

S Kang, Q Zhang, Y Zhang, W Guo, Z Ji, M Shen… - Earth-science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Mt. Everest (Qomolangma or Sagarmatha), the highest mount on Earth and located
in the central Himalayas between China and Nepal, is characterized by highly concentrated …

[HTML][HTML] 树轮记录的自公元1200 年以来强火山喷发事件与高亚洲南部河流源区气候水文变化的关联

陈友平, 陈峰, 张合理, 胡茂, 王世杰 - 第四纪研究, 2021 - html.rhhz.net
强火山喷发作为气候变化重要的外强迫因素, 其所造成的气候环境效应一直是气候变化研究热点
, 而其对于流域水循环影响较少受关注. 本文利用采自高亚洲南部河流源区麦吊云杉(Picea …

[HTML][HTML] Global tree growth resilience to cold extremes following the Tambora volcanic eruption

S Gao, JJ Camarero, F Babst, E Liang - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Although the global climate is warming, external forcing driven by explosive volcanic
eruptions may still cause abrupt cooling. The 1809 and 1815 Tambora eruptions caused …

Tree‐to‐tree interactions slow down Himalayan treeline shifts as inferred from tree spatial patterns

SR Sigdel, E Liang, Y Wang, B Dawadi… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The spatial patterns of tree populations reflect multiple ecological processes. However,
little is known on whether these patterns mediate responses to climate in marginal tree …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-century (635-year) spring season precipitation reconstruction from northern Pakistan revealed increasing extremes

N Khan, NP Gaire, O Rahmonov, R Ullah - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Hindu Kush Himalaya region is experiencing rapid climate change with
adverse impacts in multiple sectors. To put recent climatic changes into a long-term context …

Columnar optical, microphysical and radiative properties of the 2022 Hunga Tonga volcanic ash plumes

K Gui, H Che, L Tian, Y Wang, C Shi, W Yao, Y Liang… - Science Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption on January 15, 2022 was one of the
most explosive volcanic eruptions of the 21st century and has attracted global attention …

Diverging growth and resilience of Pinus tabulaeformis and Pinus massoniana to droughts in north-south transition zone, central China

J Peng, L Yang, M Peng, X Wei, J Li, J Cui, X Li, J Li - Dendrochronologia, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate transition zone is a sensitive area of climate change and ecological transition where
forests are vulnerable to climate extremes. Extreme droughts are increasing in frequency …

Increasing extreme events in the central Himalaya revealed from a tree-ring based multi-century streamflow reconstruction of Karnali River Basin

NP Gaire, Z Zaw, A Bräuning, B Sharma, YR Dhakal… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Karnali River is one of the major transboundary rivers of the Nepalese central
Himalaya and a major tributary of the Ganges River. In order to investigate regional …

The impact of warming climate on Himalayan silver fir growth along an elevation gradient in the Mt. Everest region

NP Gaire, Z Zaw, A Bräuning, J Grießinger… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
The impacts of rapid climate change in the Himalayan region on growth and sensitivity of
tree species across their entire elevation distribution range are not well understood. This …

[PDF][PDF] No benefits from warming even for subnival vegetation in the central Himalayas

SR Sigdel, J Pandey, E Liang, S Muhammad, F Babst… - Sci Bull, 2021 - lib.icimod.org
Global temperature has been increasing at unprecedented rates during the Anthropocene,
impacting both natural and human systems [1]. Alpine biomes, among the most sensitive …