Glacier area variation and climate change in the Chinese Tianshan Mountains since 1960

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

WANG, S.

College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal Univ., Lanzhou, Chine

ZHANG, M.

College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal Univ., Lanzhou, Chine

State Key Lab. of Cryospheric Sciences, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Inst., CAS, Lanzhou, Chine

LI, Z.

State Key Lab. of Cryospheric Sciences, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Inst., CAS, Lanzhou, Chine

College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal Univ., Lanzhou, Chine

WANG, F.

State Key Lab. of Cryospheric Sciences, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Inst., CAS, Lanzhou, Chine

LI, H.

State Key Lab. of Cryospheric Sciences, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Inst., CAS, Lanzhou, Chine

LI, Y.

College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal Univ., Lanzhou, Chine

HUANG, X.

College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal Univ., Lanzhou, Chine

Description :
Based on the statistics of glacier area variation measured in the Chinese Tianshan Mountains since 1960, the response of glacier area variation to climate change is discussed systematically. According to the 14 meteorological stations in the Chinese Tianshan Mountains, both the temperature and precipitation display a marked increasing tendency from 1960 to 2009. The temperature in the dry seasons (from November to March) increases rapidly but the precipitation grows slowly while the results are inverse in the wet seasons. The annual and seasonal climatic trends accelerate the retreat of glaciers.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Journal of geographical sciences. Acta geographica sinica, issn : 1009-637X, 2011, vol. 21, n°. 2, p. 263-273, nombre de pages : 11, Références bibliographiques : 38 ref.

Date :
2011

Editeur :
Pays édition : Chine

Langue :
Anglais