c6e417bd-f3a7-468b-ad38-b4532c4fa050 eng Mr. Sharad P. Joshi ICIMOD Cryosphere Analyst sharad.joshi@icimod.org 2021-02-01T13:57:55 North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 WGS 1984 Yala glacier seasonal and annual mass balance data 2019-11-26 Mr. Sharad P. Joshi ICIMOD Cryosphere Analyst 977-1-5275222 Nepal sharad.joshi@icimod.org Glaciers are one of the essential climate variables (ECV) to better understand the climate system. The regular monitoring of the glacier mass balance gives information about the water stored and released in form of ice melt in a certain period of time. In Nepal, there are more than 3800 glaciers (Bajracharya et al., 2014). Among them, ICIMOD with its partners systematically monitors Yala and Rikha Samba Glacier since 2011, and submits the data to the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS). In the Himalaya is the largest ice repository outside the polar regions, which contribute to 10 major rivers of Asia. Climate change severely impacts glacier melt and its associated geohazards, downstream water availability, which is of increasing concern in the HKH region. The region is sensitive to climate change and witnesses rapid glacier melt, increased frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events, and a shift in monsoon patterns. It is crucial for the countries in the region to improve their knowledge and understanding of the changes taking place in the cryosphere and determine what will be their implications to the region’s water supplies. The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in collaboration with partners from Nepal and with the support of the government of Norway and Switzerland is implementing the project ‘Monitoring and assessment of changes in Glaciers, Snow and Glacio-hydrology in the Hindu Kush - Himalayas with a special focus on strengthening the capacity of Nepalese organizations (the HKH Cryosphere Monitoring Project)’ since 2011. The purpose of the monitoring is to better understand the climate variables and impact on glacier melt and it's contribution downstream river of the HKH region. Glacier mass balance Cryosphere Langtang Valley Rasuwa Nepal eng climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 85.5833 85.6333 28.2167 28.25 2011-09-18 2020-12-31 ICIMOD 977-1-5275222 metadata@icimod.org http://geoportal.icimod.org/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Mountain Geoportal Mountain Geoportal https://wgms.ch/data_databaseversions/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link World Glacier Monitoring Service World Glacier Monitoring Service https://essd.copernicus.org/preprints/essd-2020-272/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Earth System Science Data Earth System Science Data