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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1343-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1343-2023
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Research article
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28 Mar 2023
Research article |
| 28 Mar 2023
| 28 Mar 2023
Central Asia's spatiotemporal glacier response ambiguity due to data inconsistencies and regional simplifications
Martina Barandun
Institute of Earth Observation, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Short summary
Meteorological and glacier mass balance data scarcity introduces large uncertainties about drivers of heterogeneous glacier mass balance response in Central Asia. We investigate the consistency of interpretations derived from various datasets through a systematic correlation analysis between climatic and static drivers with mass balance estimates. Our results show in particular that even supposedly similar datasets lead to different and partly contradicting assumptions on dominant drivers.
Meteorological and glacier mass balance data scarcity introduces large uncertainties about...
