@article{fdi:010087698,
  title = {{W}arming-induced monsoon precipitation phase change intensifies glacier mass loss in the southeastern {T}ibetan {P}lateau},
  author = {{J}ouberton, {A}. and {S}haw, {T}. {E}. and {M}iles, {E}. and {M}c{C}arthy, {M}. and {F}ugger, {S}. and {R}en, {S}. {T}. and {D}ehecq, {A}maury and {Y}ang, {W}. and {P}ellicciotti, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{G}laciers are key components of the mountain water towers of {A}sia and are vital for downstream domestic, agricultural, and industrial uses. {T}he glacier mass loss rate over the southeastern {T}ibetan {P}lateau is among the highest in {A}sia and has accelerated in recent decades. {T}his acceleration has been attributed to increased warming, but the mechanisms behind these glaciers' high sensitivity to warming remain unclear, while the influence of changes in precipitation over the past decades is poorly quantified. {H}ere, we reconstruct glacier mass changes and catchment runoff since 1975 at a benchmark glacier, {P}arlung {N}o. 4, to shed light on the drivers of recent mass losses for the monsoonal, spring-accumulation glaciers of the {T}ibetan {P}lateau. {O}ur modeling demonstrates how a temperature increase (mean of 0.39 degrees {C}. dec(-1) since 1990) has accelerated mass loss rates by altering both the ablation and accumulation regimes in a complexmanner. {T}he majority of the post-2000 mass loss occurred during themonsoon months, caused by simultaneous decreases in the solid precipitation ratio (from 0.70 to 0.56) and precipitation amount (-10%), leading to reduced monsoon accumulation (-26%). {H}igher solid precipitation in spring (+18%) during the last two decades was increasingly important in mitigating glacier mass loss by providing mass to the glacier and protecting it from melting in the early monsoon. {W}ith bare ice exposed to warmer temperatures for longer periods, icemelt and catchment discharge have unsustainably intensified since the start of the 21st century, raising concerns for long-term water supply and hazard occurrence in the region.},
  keywords = {climate change ; glaciers ; hydrological modeling ; precipitation phase ; change ; {ASIE} ; {TIBET} {PLATEAU}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}roceedings of the {N}ational {A}cademy of {S}ciences of the {U}nited {S}tates of {A}merica},
  volume = {119},
  numero = {37},
  pages = {e2109796119 [7 ]},
  ISSN = {0027-8424},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1073/pnas.2109796119},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087698},
}