Influence of Temperature Changes in Lower Atmosphere on Dynamics of Glaciers and Height of Snow Line on Elbrus

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10.2991/isees-18.2018.93How to use a DOI?

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temperature changes, the dynamics of the Elbrus glaciers, the height of the snow line

Abstract

The results of monitoring of the surface atmosphere temperature in the Elbrus region for the period of 1961-2017, including the period of intensive climate warming (1976-2017), are presented. It has been established that in summer seasons average temperatures have increased significantly. The growth rate for the period of 1961-2017 is 0.31 °C/10 years, increasing to 0.43 °C/10 years in the period of intense warming. The effect of warming on the height of snow cover, degradation of glaciation and height of the snow line on Elbrus are shown. The process of glaciation degradation is heterogeneous in time and space. Glaciers located in the southeast, retreat more intensely than the western and northwestern. The height of the snow line in the summer of 2015 rose to the level of 4700 meters above sea level (a.s.l.) for the first time.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - R.Kh. Kalov
AU  - Kh.M. Kalov
AU  - M.Yu. Bekkiyev
AU  - A.A. Tashilova
AU  - L.A. Kesheva
AU  - L.Zh. Shugunov
AU  - T.L. Shugunov
PY  - 2018/12
DA  - 2018/12
TI  - Influence of Temperature Changes in Lower Atmosphere on Dynamics of Glaciers and Height of Snow Line on Elbrus
BT  - Proceedings of the International Symposium “Engineering and Earth Sciences: Applied and Fundamental Research” (ISEES 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 493
EP  - 498
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/isees-18.2018.93
DO  - 10.2991/isees-18.2018.93
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