Glacier retreat as a result of climate warming and increased precipitation in the Tarim river basin, northwest China

The Tarim river basin, a river system formed by the convergence of nine tributaries, is the most heavily glacierized watershed in arid northwest China. In the basin, there are 11 665 glaciers with a total area of 19 878 km2 and a volume of 2313 km3. Glaciers in the basin play a significant role in t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of glaciology 2006, Vol.43, p.91-96
Hauptverfasser:	Liu, Shiyin, Ding, Yongjian, Shangguan, Donghui, Zhang, Yong, Li, Jing, Han, Haidong, Wang, Jian, Xie, Cangwei
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Freshwater
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