Mountain glaciers are indispensable suppliers of freshwater for human sustenance in extensive cold and arid areas of the world[1-3].However,due to pronounced climate change over the last decades,the vast majority of t...Mountain glaciers are indispensable suppliers of freshwater for human sustenance in extensive cold and arid areas of the world[1-3].However,due to pronounced climate change over the last decades,the vast majority of the world’s mountains have seen a rapid shrinking of glaciers with profound impacts on streamflow regimes of the mountains themselves,as well as downstream areas[4-6].展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41690145 and 41671058)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA20060401)the National Foundation of China Scholarship Council(201906040104)。
文摘Mountain glaciers are indispensable suppliers of freshwater for human sustenance in extensive cold and arid areas of the world[1-3].However,due to pronounced climate change over the last decades,the vast majority of the world’s mountains have seen a rapid shrinking of glaciers with profound impacts on streamflow regimes of the mountains themselves,as well as downstream areas[4-6].