Climatological significance of an ice core net-accumulation record at Mt. Qomolangma (Everest)

An ice core record at Mt. Qomolangma (Everest) since 1954 reveals a sharp decline in net-accumulation in the 1960s, and the annual net-accumulation during the 1970s to the beginning of the 1990s is only half of that at the end of the 1950s. The decreased net-accumulation is coincident with glacier r...

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Published in:Chinese science bulletin 2000, Vol.45 (3), p.259-264
Main Authors: Hou, Shugui, Qin, Dahe, Wake, C. P., Mayewski, P. A., Ren, Jiawen, Yang, Qinzhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ablation
Accumulation
Climate change
Glaciers
Global warming
Ice accumulation
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Summary:An ice core record at Mt. Qomolangma (Everest) since 1954 reveals a sharp decline in net-accumulation in the 1960s, and the annual net-accumulation during the 1970s to the beginning of the 1990s is only half of that at the end of the 1950s. The decreased net-accumulation is coincident with glacier retreat, which is associated with recent temperature increase in the region that intensified the ablation. Under the background of global warming, such glacier variation trends will aggravate.
ISSN:1001-6538
2095-9273
1861-9541
2095-9281
DOI:10.1007/BF02884687