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DOI	10.1038/s43017-022-00299-4
	The imbalance of the Asian water tower
	Yao, Tandong; Bolch, Tobias; Chen, Deliang; Gao, Jing; Immerzeel, Walter; Piao, Shilong; Su, Fengge; Thompson, Lonnie; Wada, Yoshihide; Wang, Lei; Wang, Tao; Wu, Guangjian; Xu, Baiqing; Yang, Wei; Zhang, Guoqing; Zhao, Ping
发表日期	2022
EISSN	2662-138X
起始页码	618
结束页码	632
卷号	3 期号:10
英文摘要	The Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalayan system, named the Third Pole because it is the largest global store of frozen water after the polar regions, provides a reliable water supply to almost 2 billion people. Marked atmospheric warming has changed the balance of this so-called Asian water tower and altered water resources in downstream countries. In this Review, we synthesize observational evidence and model projections that describe an imbalance in the Asian water tower caused by accelerated transformation of ice and snow into liquid water. This phase change is associated with a south-north disparity due to the spatio-temporal interaction between the westerlies and the Indian monsoon. A corresponding spatial imbalance is exhibited by alterations in freshwater resources in endorheic or exorheic basins. Global warming is expected to amplify this imbalance, alleviating water scarcity in the Yellow and Yangtze River basins and increasing scarcity in the Indus and Amu Darya River basins. However, the future of the Asian water tower remains highly uncertain. Accurate predictions of future water supply require the establishment of comprehensive monitoring stations in data-scarce regions and the development of advanced coupled atmosphere-cryosphere-hydrology models. Such models are needed to inform the development of actionable policies for sustainable water resource management. Atmospheric warming has imbalanced the Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalayan system (the Asian water tower (AWT)). Yao et al. review observed changes in atmospheric water and freshwater AWT constituents, focusing on their future consequences for freshwater resources and vulnerable societies across downstream basins.
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS类目	Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
WOS记录号	WOS:000807288600001
来源期刊	NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
来源机构	中国科学院青藏高原研究所
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/280708
作者单位	Chinese Academy of Sciences; Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS; University of St Andrews; University of Gothenburg; Utrecht University; Peking University; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); China Meteorological Administration; Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences (CAMS)
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yao, Tandong,Bolch, Tobias,Chen, Deliang,et al. The imbalance of the Asian water tower[J]. 中国科学院青藏高原研究所,2022,3(10).
APA	Yao, Tandong.,Bolch, Tobias.,Chen, Deliang.,Gao, Jing.,Immerzeel, Walter.,...&Zhao, Ping.(2022).The imbalance of the Asian water tower.NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT,3(10).
MLA	Yao, Tandong,et al."The imbalance of the Asian water tower".NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT 3.10(2022).