Glacier area shrinkage in China and its climatic background during the past half century
Air temperature ; China ; Climatic change ; Climatic data ; Glacier ; Glacier retreat ; Inventory ; Precipitation ; Remote sensing ; Satellite imagery ; Space time
Cambio climático ; China ; Dato climático ; Espacio-tiempo ; Helero ; Imagen satélite ; Inventario ; Precipitación ; Retroceso del glaciar ; Teledetección ; Temperatura del aire
Based on the glacier area variation records in the typical regions of China monitored by remote sensing, as well as the meteorological data of air temperature and precipitation from 139 stations and the 0°C isotherm height from 28 stations
, the glacier area shrinkage in China and its climatic background in the past half century was discussed. The area-weighted shrinking rate of glacier and the interpolated annual percentage of area changes (APAC) of glacier were calculated since 1960. The retreat
China ; Dam ; Erodibility ; Gully erosion ; Human impact ; Hydraulic works ; Loess ; Model ; Plateau ; Quantitative analysis ; Shaanxi ; Slope gradient ; Soil erosion ; Soil properties ; Soil water ; Terrace cultivation ; Watershed
Abarrancamiento ; Acción antrópica ; Agua del suelo ; Análisis cuantitativo ; Aprovechamiento hidráulico ; Chensi ; China ; Cuenca hidrográfica ; Cultivo de terrazas ; Erodabilidad ; Erosión de los suelos ; Inclinación de la vertiente ; Loess