The Status of Glaciers in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region
The Status of Glaciers in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region
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DOI：
10.53055/icimod.551
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发表时间：
2011
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通讯作者：
S. Bajracharya;B. Shrestha
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作者：
S. Bajracharya;B. Shrestha
这里介绍的研究旨在开发由主要流域和子流域组织的整个HKH地区冰川的综合基线信息。冰川清单是根据短期内拍摄的卫星图像编制的，以保持观测数据库的一致性，除中国外，所有国家的冰川清单都是在山地综合发展中心编制的。中国流域的清单数据是通过与CAREERI合作收到的。除了眼前的研究目标外，长期目标是通过促进获得有充分记录的冰川数据来支持全球气候变化研究。该项目还旨在建设参与冰川测绘的伙伴机构的区域能力，并利用在地方和国家一级开发的工具和方法进行冰川清查。冰川数据库将在网上提供，以便利该区域内外的政策制定者和决策者、科学家和广大公众获取信息。该数据库为评估冰川变化率提供了基础，这对于了解气候变化、水资源规划和减轻冰湖溃决洪水（GLOF）危害至关重要。所使用的方法和流域方面的结果在以下章节中介绍。详细数据可在在线数据库中查阅。
The study presented here was designed to develop comprehensive baseline information on the glaciers of the entire HKH region organised by major basins and sub-basins. The glacier inventory was prepared from satellite images taken within a short period to maintain uniformity of the observational database, and for areas in all countries except China was prepared at ICIMOD. The inventory data for basin areas in China were received through collaboration with CAREERI. In addition to the immediate research objectives, the long-term objective is to support global climate change research by facilitating access to well-documented glacier data. The project also aimed to build the regional capacity of partner institutes engaged in glacier mapping and to undertake the glacier inventory using tools and methods developed at the local and national level. The glacier database will be provided online to facilitate access to information by policy and decision makers, scientists, and the public at large in the region and beyond. The database provides a basis for assessing the rates of change of glaciers, which is important for understanding climate change, water resource planning, and mitigation of glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) hazards. The methodology used and basin-wise results are presented in the following chapters. The detailed data are available in the online database.