Multi-decadal mass balance series of three Kyrgyz glaciers inferred from modelling constrained with repeated snow line observations

Barandun, Martina; Huss, Matthias; Usubaliev, Ryskul; Azisov, Erlan; Berthier, Etienne; Kääb, Andreas; Bolch, Tobias; Hoelzle, Martin

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1899-2018

Articles | Volume 12, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1899-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1899-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 6

Research article

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06 Jun 2018

Research article |

| 06 Jun 2018

Multi-decadal mass balance series of three Kyrgyz glaciers inferred from modelling constrained with repeated snow line observations

Martina Barandun, Matthias Huss, Ryskul Usubaliev, Erlan Azisov, Etienne Berthier, Andreas Kääb, Tobias Bolch, and Martin Hoelzle

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RC1: 'Comments on Barandun and colleagues paper', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 Dec 2017
- AC1: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #1', Martina Barandun, 26 Jan 2018
RC2: 'Multi-decadal mass balance series of three Kyrgyz glaciers inferred from TSL observations', Mauri Pelto, 23 Dec 2017
- AC2: 'Reply to Referee #2', Martina Barandun, 26 Jan 2018

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AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (20 Feb 2018) Author's response

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 Mar 2018) by Valentina Radic

AR by Martina Barandun on behalf of the Authors (22 Mar 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (03 Apr 2018) by Valentina Radic

Short summary

In this study, we used three independent methods (in situ measurements, comparison of digital elevation models and modelling) to reconstruct the mass change from 2000 to 2016 for three glaciers in the Tien Shan and Pamir. Snow lines observed on remote sensing images were used to improve conventional modelling by constraining a mass balance model. As a result, glacier mass changes for unmeasured years and glaciers can be better assessed. Substantial mass loss was confirmed for the three glaciers.