HYDROLOGY Asian glaciers are a reliable water source

被引：67

作者：

Bolch, Tobias ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Zurich, Dept Geog, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland

来源：

NATURE | 2017年 / 545卷 / 7653期

关键词：

CLIMATE-CHANGE; KARAKORAM; BALANCE;

D O I：

10.1038/545161a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

The people, economies and agriculture of central Asia and parts of south Asia rely on water from mountains. Modelling suggests that glacier melt, in particular, is a key water source during dry periods in some of these regions. See Letter p.169

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页码：161 / 162

页数：2

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