Figure 1: Study area in central Karakoram. It is crucial to ensure that ... surge-type and non-surging glaciers. The resulting map of elevation differences on stable areas after adjusting the ...

Even though the Karakoram Anomaly is largely believed to be a good sign for water resources in the Indus Basin, the anomaly has implications - among these one is its inability to sustain river flows.

In a phenomenon known as the "Karakoram anomaly," glaciers in the Karakoram mountains ... Engineering and Applied Science based their conclusion on computer models and detailed observations of an ...

Karakoram Highway in Pakistan is an 810-mile road which extends from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province to the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan. It was named in Time Out’s top eleven “most ...

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Mountain Research and Development Vol. 25, No. 4, Nov., 2005 The Karakoram Anomaly? Glacier Expansion... The Karakoram Anomaly? Glacier Expansion and ...

Researchers identify 'Karakoram vortex' and explain why glaciers near K2 are growing in size. A summer 'vortex' of cold air over the Karakoram mountain range is causing the glaciers in the region ...

Karakoram glacier anomaly resolved, a cold case of climate science Date: October 22, 2014 Source: Princeton University Summary: Researchers may have hit upon an answer to a climate-change puzzle ...