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Polar Glacier Mass Balance and Climate Change
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Polar Glacier Mass Balance and Climate Change

A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Climatology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2024 | Viewed by 1196

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Yuande Yang

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Guest Editor
Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Interests: mass balance; glaciers; glaciology; climate change

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Polar glaciers, the key indicators of climate and cryosphere change, play a critical role in the Earth's hydrological cycle, ecosystem stability, and global sea-level rise. Moreover, glacial changes affect those of the climate and sea level. The primary goal is to advance our knowledge of glaciers and their interaction with the atmosphere and humans, ultimately contributing to a better understanding of climate dynamics and future projections. We invite contributions from researchers across various disciplines, including but not limited to glaciology, climatology, hydrology, remote sensing, and atmospheric science. This Special Issue welcomes original research articles, review papers, and case studies that explore various aspects of glaciers, such as glacier mass balance, glacier retreat and advance, glacial hydrology, glacier-atmosphere interactions, glacial geomorphology, and the influence of glaciers on local and regional climate systems. We encourage submissions that utilize multidisciplinary approaches, combining field observations, remote sensing, modeling, and historical analyses to provide a holistic view of glacier responses to climate change. Additionally, studies focusing on the impact of glacier dynamics on downstream ecosystems, water resources, and sea-level rise are also encouraged. This Special Issue aims to foster discussions on cutting-edge research, methodologies, and modeling approaches related to glaciers, promoting a deeper understanding of the processes governing these vital components of the Earth's cryosphere.

Prof. Dr. Yuande Yang
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • glaciers
  • glaciology
  • climate change
  • cryosphere
  • hydrology

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Yearly Elevation Change and Surface Velocity Revealed from Two UAV Surveys at Baishui River Glacier No. 1, Yulong Snow Mountain
by Leiyu Li, Yuande Yang, Shijin Wang, Chuya Wang, Qihua Wang, Yuqiao Chen, Junhao Wang, Songtao Ai and Yanjun Che
Atmosphere 2024, 15(2), 231; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15020231 - 14 Feb 2024
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Glaciers play an important role in understanding the climate, water resources, and surrounding natural change. Baishui River Glacier No. 1, a temperate glacier in the monsoon-influenced Southeastern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, has experienced significant ablation due to regional warming during the past few decades. However, [...] Read more.
Glaciers play an important role in understanding the climate, water resources, and surrounding natural change. Baishui River Glacier No. 1, a temperate glacier in the monsoon-influenced Southeastern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, has experienced significant ablation due to regional warming during the past few decades. However, little is known about the yearly changes in Baishui River Glacier No. 1. To investigate how Baishui River Glacier No. 1 has changed in recent years, digital orthophoto maps and digital elevation models were obtained from an unmanned aerial vehicle on 20 October 2018 and 22 July 2021, covering 84% and 47% of the total area, respectively. The results of the Baishui River Glacier No. 1 changes were obtained by differencing the digital elevation models, manual tracking, and terminus-retreat calculation methods. Our results showed that the surveyed area had a mean elevation change of −4.26 m during 2018 and 2021, and the lower area lost more ice than other areas. The terminus of Baishui River Glacier No. 1 has retreated by 16.35 m/a on average, exhibiting spatial variation with latitude. Moreover, we initially found that there was a high correlation between surface velocity and elevation gradient in this high-speed glacier. The surface velocity of Baishui River Glacier No. 1 was derived with the manual feature tracking method and ranged from 10.48 to 32.00 m/a, which is slightly smaller than the seasonal average. However, the snow coverage and ice melting of the two epochs led to the underestimation of our elevation change and velocity results, which need further investigation. Full article
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