Applying artificial snowfall to reduce the melting of the Muz Taw Glacier, Sawir Mountains

<p>The glaciers in the Sawir Mountains, Altai area, have been experiencing a continuing and accelerating ice loss since 1959, although the snowfall is abundant and evenly distributed over the year. As an attempt to reduce their melting, we carried out two artificial snowfall experiments on the...

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Main Authors: F. Wang, X. Yue, L. Wang, H. Li, Z. Du, J. Ming, Z. Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-08-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/14/2597/2020/tc-14-2597-2020.pdf