Response of Glacier and Lake Covariations to Climate Change in Mapam Yumco Basin on Tibetan Plateau during 1974-2003

Journal of China University of Geosciences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-145

  Qinghua, Ye ^a   Tandong, Yao ^a   Feng, Chen ^a   Shichang, Kang ^a   Xueqin, Zhang ^b   Yi, Wang ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^c NATIONAL MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL FORECASTING CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

alpine glacier; GIS; inland lake; Mapam Yumco basin; Mt. Himalayas; RS; spatial temporal variation; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GIS; GLACIER DYNAMICS; LAKE DYNAMICS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; VALLEY GLACIER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HIMALAYAS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 43049100450     PISSN: 10020705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0705(08)60032-1     Document Type: Article

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