Remote sensing monitoring of glacier changes and analysis of climate response on the northern slope of the Western Himalayas from 1990 to 2024

Xiang Li, Jinyang Wu, Peihong Shi, Rongchang Zhao, Qin Ji, Keqin Duan, Wei Shang, School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, School of Geography and Tourism, Chongqing Normal University, Water Cycle Field Station of the Heihe River Basin, Gansu Inland Arid Area Water Cycle and Water Balance Field Scientific Observation and Research Station, Geological Society of China Technology Innovation Base for Water Cycle Monitoring and Water Balance Analysis in Inland Arid Areas

Progress in Physical Geography: An International Review of Geographical Work in the Natural and Environmental Sciences

Published online on April 25, 2026

Abstract

Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment, Ahead of Print.
The glaciers on northern slope of the Western Himalayas play an irreplaceable role in maintaining water resource balance in northwestern South Asia, regulating river runoff stability, and providing ecological barrier functions. Under the context of global ...