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DOI	10.1016/j.accre.2017.04.001
	An overview of studies of observed climate change in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region
	You Q.-L.; Ren G.-Y.; Zhang Y.-Q.; Ren Y.-Y.; Sun X.-B.; Zhan Y.-J.; Shrestha A.B.; Krishnan R.
发表日期	2017
ISSN	1674-9334
卷号	8 期号:3
英文摘要	The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH hereafter) region is characterized by mountainous environments and a variety of regional climatic conditions. High-altitude regions in the HKH have the recent warming amplifications, especially during the global warming hiatus period. The rapid warming cause solid state water (snow, ice, glacier, and permafrost) to shrink, leading to increase in meltwater and there have been found more frequent incidences of flash floods, landslides, livestock diseases, and other disasters in the HKH region. Increasing awareness of climate change over the HKH region is reached a consensus. Meanwhile, the HKH region is often referred to as the water towers of Asia as many high-altitude regions store its water in the form of snow and/or glacier, feeding ten major large rivers in Asia. Therefore, the impacts of climate change on water availability in these river basins have huge influences on the livelihood of large number of population, especially in downstream regions. However, the scarcity of basic hydro-meteorological observations particularly in high-altitude regions of HKH limits rigorous analysis of climate change. Most studies used reanalysis data and/or model-reconstructed products to explore the spatial and temporal characteristics of hydro-meteorological processes, especially for extreme events. In this study, we review recent climate change in the HKH region, and the scientific challenges and research recommendations are suggested for this high-altitude area. © 2017 National Climate Center (China Meteorological Administration)
英文关键词	Climate change; Hindu Kush Himalayan; Hydrological cycles; Tibetan Plateau
语种	英语
来源期刊	Advances in Climate Change Research
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/89190
作者单位	Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster, Ministry of Education (KLME)/Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Change (ILCEC)/Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters (CIC-FEMD), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST), Nanjing, 210044, China; Laboratory for Climate Studies, National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, 100081, China; Department of Atmospheric Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China; International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, 3226, Nepal; Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, 411008, India
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	You Q.-L.,Ren G.-Y.,Zhang Y.-Q.,et al. An overview of studies of observed climate change in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region[J],2017,8(3).
APA	You Q.-L..,Ren G.-Y..,Zhang Y.-Q..,Ren Y.-Y..,Sun X.-B..,...&Krishnan R..(2017).An overview of studies of observed climate change in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region.Advances in Climate Change Research,8(3).
MLA	You Q.-L.,et al."An overview of studies of observed climate change in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region".Advances in Climate Change Research 8.3(2017).