Université de Fribourg

Multi-decadal mass balance series of three Kyrgyz glaciers inferred from modelling constrained with repeated snow line observations

Barandun, Martina ; Huss, Matthias ; Usubaliev, Ryskul ; Azisov, Erlan ; Berthier, Etienne ; Kääb, Andreas ; Bolch, Tobias ; Hoelzle, Martin

In: The Cryosphere, 2018, vol. 12, no. 6, p. 1899–1919

Glacier surface mass balance observations in the Tien Shan and Pamir are relatively sparse and often discontinuous. Nevertheless, glaciers are one of the most important components of the high-mountain cryosphere in the region as they strongly influence water availability in the arid, continental and intensely populated downstream areas. This study provides reliable and continuous surface mass...