Proglacial areas represent the counterpart of glacial retreat, where a new environmental
equilibrium will be reached. During this long and complex stage, which represents the …

Long-term satellite-based observations have helped quantify glacier mass change and the
response of the hydrosphere to glacier changes. However, subaqueous mass loss …

Glaciers respond sensitively to climate variability and change, with associated impacts on
meltwater production, sea-level rise and geomorphological hazards. There is a strong …

Lakes are sensitive indicators of anthropogenic climate change and also respond to direct
human activities. Yet, long-term lake inventories and quantitative evaluation of the factors …

The Himalaya, the world's highest mountain ranges, are home to a large group of glaciers
and glacial lakes. Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in this region have resulted in …

No glacial lake census exists for the Third Pole region, which includes the Pamir-Hindu
Kush-Karakoram-Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau. Therefore, comprehensive information …

Atmospheric warming is intensifying glacier melting and glacial-lake development in High
Mountain Asia (HMA), and this could increase glacial-lake outburst flood (GLOF) hazards …

Volume changes and water balances of the lakes on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) are spatially
heterogeneous and the lake-basin scale drivers remain unclear. In this study, we …

There is currently no glacial lake inventory data set for the entire high-mountain Asia (HMA)
area. The definition and classification of glacial lakes remain controversial, presenting …

Understanding the changes in number and areal extent of lakes, as well as their abundance
and size distribution is important for assessments of regional and global water resources …