Status and Change of the Cryosphere in the Extended Hindu Kush Himalaya Region
Status and Change of the Cryosphere in the Extended Hindu Kush Himalaya Region
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10.1007/978-3-319-92288-1_7
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2019-01-01
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Fujita, Koji
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作者：
Bolch, Tobias;Shea, Joseph M.;Fujita, Koji
冰冻圈的定义是存在多种形式的冰冻水：冰川、冰帽、冰原、雪、永久冻土以及河流和湖泊的冰。在扩展的兴都库什-喜马拉雅（HKH）地区，包括帕米尔高原、天山和阿拉图瓦，冰冻圈是一个重要的淡水资源，在当地和区域的水文和生态中起着至关重要的作用。工业、农业和水力发电依赖于主要河流系统及时和充足的供水；因此，冰冻圈系统的变化可能对扩大的HKH区域减少灾害风险构成挑战。
The cryosphere is defined by the presence of frozen water in its many forms: glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, snow, permafrost, and river and lake ice. In the extended Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, including the Pamirs, Tien Shan and Alatua, the cryosphere is a key freshwater resource, playing a vital and significant role in local and regional hydrology and ecology. Industry, agriculture, and hydroelectric power generation rely on timely and sufficient delivery of water in major river systems; changes in the cryospheric system may thus pose challenges for disaster risk reduction in the extended HKH region.