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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-5001-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-5001-2022
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Research article
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20 Dec 2022
Research article |
| 20 Dec 2022
| 20 Dec 2022
Long-term firn and mass balance modelling for Abramov Glacier in the data-scarce Pamir Alay
Marlene Kronenberg
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Ward van Pelt
Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Horst Machguth
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Joel Fiddes
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
Martin Hoelzle
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Felix Pertziger
GIS consultant, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Historical reconstruction and future projection of mass balance and ice volume of Qiyi Glacier, Northeast Tibetan Plateau S. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2023.101403
- Five decades of Abramov glacier dynamics reconstructed with multi-sensor optical remote sensing E. Mattea et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-219-2025
- Will climate change inevitably disrupt the cryospheric budget dynamics of the Third Pole? L. Ying et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adbfab
- Snowfall decrease in recent years undermines glacier health and meltwater resources in the Northwestern Pamirs A. Jouberton et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02611-8
- Record-breaking glacier mass loss in Central Asia in 2025 L. Tricht et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ae6712
- Initial glaciological investigations on a large Himalayan glacier: Drang Drung (Zanskar, Ladakh, India) M. Azam et al. https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2024.102
- Monitoring the annual geodetic mass balance of Bordu and Sary-Tor glaciers using UAV data L. Van Tricht et al. https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2023.71
- Sediment Sources, Erosion Processes, and Interactions with Climate Dynamics in the Vakhsh River Basin, Tajikistan R. Sidle et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16010122
- Deriving seasonal and annual surface mass balance for debris-covered glaciers from flow-corrected satellite stereo DEM time series S. Bhushan et al. https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2024.57
- Climate-Driven Cryospheric Changes and Their Impacts on Glacier Runoff Dynamics in the Northern Tien Shan A. Akzharkynova et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos17010063
- Multi-Sensor Analysis of Predicted and Observed Glacier Instabilities in the Hissar–Alay of Central Asia E. Mattea et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs18050699
- The sub-seasonal and interannual spatio-temporal variability of bare-ice albedo of Abramov Glacier, Kyrgyzstan A. Volery et al. https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2024.90
- Acceleration of Abramov Glacier (Pamir‐Alay) retreat since the Little Ice Age T. Saks et al. https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12659
- Evaluation of reanalysis data and dynamical downscaling for surface energy balance modeling at mountain glaciers in western Canada C. Draeger et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-17-2024
- Opposite mass balance variations between glaciers in western Tibet and the western Tien Shan M. Zhu et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2022.103997
- Central Asia's spatiotemporal glacier response ambiguity due to data inconsistencies and regional simplifications M. Barandun & E. Pohl https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1343-2023
- Fifty years of firn evolution on Grigoriev ice cap, Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan H. Machguth et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-1633-2024
- Multi-temporal elevation changes of Fedchenko Glacier, Tajikistan, from 1928 to 2021 F. Brun et al. https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2024.101
- A scenario–neutral approach to climate change in glacier mass balance modeling L. van der Laan et al. https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2024.22
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Short summary
The Pamir Alay is located at the edge of regions with anomalous glacier mass changes. Unique long-term in situ data are available for Abramov Glacier, located in the Pamir Alay. In this study, we use this extraordinary data set in combination with reanalysis data and a coupled surface energy balance–multilayer subsurface model to compute and analyse the distributed climatic mass balance and firn evolution from 1968 to 2020.
The Pamir Alay is located at the edge of regions with anomalous glacier mass changes. Unique...
