Special Issue "Cryospheric Hydrological Processes and Water Resources under Climate Change"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Yongjian Ding
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Guest Editor
State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Interests: cryospheric science, cryohydrology, climate change
Prof. Dr. Shiqiang Zhang
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Guest Editor
Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, Northwest University, Xi’an 710027, China
Interests: cryohydrology; hydrological model; remote sensing
Prof. Dr. Xiangying Li
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Guest Editor
Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, Northwest University, Xi’an 710027, China
Interests: cryohydrology; water chemistry; isotopic hydrology
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Under the intensified impact of climate change, in the past decade, the hydrological impacts of the cryosphere have been increasing from the Arctic to the Tibetan Plateau, from the Andes to the Alps, from the endorheic river basins to Siberia, from high-latitude oceans to global sea level. Therefore, the hydrological processes of the cryosphere have become a popular topic within water science for climate change, focusing on global sea-level change and the concept of “water towers”, for several large rivers and their downstream basins.

Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue is to publish significant original research on natural change and the social impact of cryospheric hydrological processes and water resources, as well as the impact on policy dimensions and possible solutions. Understanding how to ensure the wellbeing of current and future generations within the limits of the natural world is the overarching goal of sustainability research. 

Decades of academic work have helped to shed light on these crucial issues, but only recently in a more open and joined-up way across different research fields, with the development of cryohydrology. There is now a much stronger call for integrated knowledge regarding glaciers, snow, frozen ground, and sea ice. 

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: glacier meltwater change, observations on cryosphere hydrological processes, snowmelt change, hydrological processes of frozen ground, the impact of cryospheric hydrological process change, the disaster of cryospheric hydrological process change, and the impact on the carbon cycle.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Yongjian Ding
Prof. Dr. Shiqiang Zhang
Prof. Dr. Xiangying Li
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • glacier meltwater
  • snowmelt
  • frozen ground hydrology
  • climate change
  • water resources

Published Papers

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