Himalayan glaciers
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Himalayan glaciers are vast high-altitude ice masses in the Himalayas that serve as critical freshwater reservoirs feeding many of Asia’s major rivers and supporting hundreds of millions of people downstream.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Himalayan glaciers canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cryospheric feature
ⓘ
glacier system ⓘ |
| canCause | glacial lake outburst floods ⓘ |
| climateZone | high mountain cold climate ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Arctic and Antarctic ice masses in terms of freshwater storage ⓘ |
| contains |
firn
ⓘ
ice ⓘ snow ⓘ |
| drainInto |
Arabian Sea via river systems
ⓘ
Bay of Bengal via river systems ⓘ South China Sea via river systems ⓘ |
| elevationRange | high altitude ⓘ |
| experiences |
glacial retreat
ⓘ
mass balance loss ⓘ |
| feedsRiver |
Brahmaputra
ⓘ
surface form:
Brahmaputra River
Ganges ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges River
Indus River ⓘ Irrawaddy River ⓘ Mekong River ⓘ Salween River ⓘ Yangtze River ⓘ Yellow River ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Asian water tower ⓘ |
| governedBy | snow and ice melt processes ⓘ |
| hasImportanceFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
biodiversity conservation ⓘ downstream flood regulation ⓘ drinking water supply ⓘ hydropower ⓘ |
| hasRole |
freshwater reservoir
ⓘ
headwater source for major Asian rivers ⓘ |
| influences |
agricultural irrigation downstream
ⓘ
ecosystems of major Asian river basins ⓘ hydropower generation downstream ⓘ regional water security in East Asia ⓘ regional water security in South Asia ⓘ seasonal river discharge patterns ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Himalayas ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
field glaciological measurements
ⓘ
remote sensing ⓘ |
| partOf |
Himalaya–Karakoram region
ⓘ
surface form:
High Mountain Asia
Hindu Kush–Karakoram region ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu Kush–Himalaya region
|
| subjectOf | climate change impact studies ⓘ |
| supportsPopulation | hundreds of millions of people downstream ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
black carbon deposition
ⓘ
changing monsoon patterns ⓘ global warming ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.