| Session Details | |
| Section | HS - Hydrological Sciences |
| Session Title | Glaciers and Hydrology Under Climate Change at Mid- and Low-latitudes |
| Main Convener | Dr. Yoshihiro Asaoka (Tohoku University, Japan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Tobias Bolch (University of Zurich, Switzerland) Prof. Tandong Yao (Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Dr. Takeshi Yamazaki (Tohoku University, Japan) Dr. Tsuyoshi Kinouchi (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan) Dr. Koji Fujita (Nagoya University, Japan) |
| Session Description | The aim of this session is to bring together the research fields of mid to low latitude glaciers, to link the glaciology and hydrology, and to provide a forum for exchange of the latest developments in these fields. Most of mountain glaciers distributes in mid- to low- latitudes such as Himalaya and Andes. These glaciers constitute key indicators of climate change. A clear relationship between increasing temperature and accelerated glacier retreat since the late 1970s has been widely documented. Connection of glacier research to hydrological research is required because change in glacier lead to water issues in lower catchment such as hydrological process, wetland formation and glacial lake outburst flood. Understanding the relationship between glacier shrinkage and impact on catchment hydrology is important for water resources and river basin management. The presentation will be invited it the following topics: •Response of glaciers to climate change •Glacier melt, hydrology and water resources in the glaciated catchments •Assessment of glacial lake outburst flood •Formation of wetland in glaciated regions •Integrated glacial and hydrological model •Water resources management against glacier retreat and climate change |