An overview of studies of observed climate change in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region
An overview of studies of observed climate change in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region作者机构：Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster Ministry of Education (KLME)/Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Change (ILCEC)/Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters (CIC-FEMD) Nanjing University of Information Science Laboratory for Climate Studies National Climate Center China Meteorological Administration Beijing 100081 China Department of Atmospheric Science School of Environmental Studies China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 China International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Kathmandu 3226 Nepal Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology Pune 411008 India
出 版 物：《Advances in Climate Change Research》 (气候变化研究进展（英文版）)
年 卷 期：2017年第8卷第3期
页 面：141-147页
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学科分类：07[理学]
基 金：supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China 国家自然科学基金 Jiangsu Specially-Appointed Professor,Jiangsu Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholar 江苏高校优势学科建设工程 Jiangsu Shuang-Chuang Individual and Team Award
主 题：Climate change Hindu Kush Himalayan Tibetan Plateau Hydrological cycles
摘 要：The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH hereafter) region is characterized by mountainous environments and a variety of regional climatic conditions. High-altitude regions in the HKH have the recent warming amplifications, especially during the global warming hiatus period. The rapid warming cause solid state water (snow, ice, glacier, and permafrost) to shrink, leading to increase in meltwater and there have been found more frequent incidences of flash floods, landslides, livestock diseases, and other disasters in the HKH region. Increasing awareness of climate change over the HKH region is reached a consensus. Meanwhile, the HKH region is often referred to as the water towers of Asia as many highaltitude regions store its water in the form of snow and/or glacier, feeding ten major large rivers in Asia. Therefore, the impacts of climate change on water availability in these river basins have huge influences on the livelihood of large number of population, especially in downstream regions. However, the scarcity of basic hydro-meteorological observations particularly in high-altitude regions of HKH limits rigorous analysis of climate change. Most studies used reanalysis data and/or model-reconstructed products to explore the spatial and temporal characteristics of hydro-meteorological processes, especially for extreme events. In this study, we review recent climate change in the HKH region, and the scientific challenges and research recommendations are suggested for this high-altitude area.
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