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Wie steht es um die Gletscher in Zentralasien? Ein Lagebericht auf der Grundlage satelliten- und bodengestützter Messungen

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Farinotti,  Daniel
Vol. 3, Issue 2 (2013), GFZ Journal 2013, System Erde : GFZ Journal, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
5.4 Hydrology, 5.0 Earth Surface Processes, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Güntner,  Andreas
Vol. 3, Issue 2 (2013), GFZ Journal 2013, System Erde : GFZ Journal, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
5.4 Hydrology, 5.0 Earth Surface Processes, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Barthelmes,  Franz
Vol. 3, Issue 2 (2013), GFZ Journal 2013, System Erde : GFZ Journal, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
1.2 Global Geomonitoring and Gravity Field, 1.0 Geodesy and Remote Sensing, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Vorogushyn,  Sergiy
Vol. 3, Issue 2 (2013), GFZ Journal 2013, System Erde : GFZ Journal, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
5.4 Hydrology, 5.0 Earth Surface Processes, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Duethmann,  Doris
Vol. 3, Issue 2 (2013), GFZ Journal 2013, System Erde : GFZ Journal, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
5.4 Hydrology, 5.0 Earth Surface Processes, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Farinotti, D., Güntner, A., Barthelmes, F., Vorogushyn, S., Duethmann, D. (2013): Wie steht es um die Gletscher in Zentralasien? Ein Lagebericht auf der Grundlage satelliten- und bodengestützter Messungen. - System Erde, 3, 2, 38-43.
https://doi.org/10.2312/GFZ.syserde.03.02.6


Cite as: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_292336
Abstract
Glaciers play an important role in the water cycle of many regions of the world, especially in dry regions such as Central Asia. Glaciers can store water over decades and transfer winter precipitation into the summer months by releasing the accumulated snow and ice as melt water. The question about the state of the glaciers within a region is therefore intrinsically linked to questions about water availability and food security. We assess the current state of all glaciers of the Tien Shan (the main mountain range in Central Asia, feeding its waters to Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and China) by three different groups of methods. We considered measurements of the Earth’s gravity field, laser altimetry, and direct glaciological measurements, and assessed uncertainties in an ensemble-like approach. The results of all three methods agree well, increasing the confidence in the final estimate. The results indicate that during the period 2003-2009, the glaciers of the Tien Shan were losing mass at a rate of 7.1 ±5.6 gigatons per year. Cumulated over the period, this corresponds to the water volume stored in Lake Constance (Bodensee).