Glaciers play an important role in the global water cycling especially in the balance of fresh water on our planet, which exhibits a significant impact on global changes. This paper describes the role of glaciers in t...Glaciers play an important role in the global water cycling especially in the balance of fresh water on our planet, which exhibits a significant impact on global changes. This paper describes the role of glaciers in the water cycle and global changes and that of High Asian glaciers and their fluctuations, and introduces the global monitoring project on glacier mass balance and the progress in corresponding research in China.展开更多
文摘Glaciers play an important role in the global water cycling especially in the balance of fresh water on our planet, which exhibits a significant impact on global changes. This paper describes the role of glaciers in the water cycle and global changes and that of High Asian glaciers and their fluctuations, and introduces the global monitoring project on glacier mass balance and the progress in corresponding research in China.
