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Aerosols, Monsoon Rainfall Variability, and Climate Change

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m w.e.]<br />

glacier [m<br />

noffs from<br />

Differe ences of ru<br />

Increased total annual runoffs of 54-149 mm w.e.<br />

Estimation of additional annual runoff<br />

4.5<br />

4.0<br />

from Dongkemadi glacier • corresponding to<br />

9024 9.0-24.8% of total annual runoff of the glacier.<br />

from snow-darkening effect<br />

3.5<br />

3.0<br />

2.5<br />

2.0<br />

1.5<br />

1.0<br />

05 0.5<br />

0.0<br />

1992 2/9/8<br />

1992 2/9/23<br />

Albedo decrease of 1.6% -•Using Control a glacier run mass balance model<br />

(Fujita, 2007, Fujita et al., 2007).<br />

Albedo decrease of 4.1% - with Control the same run input data as used in p<br />

revious studies<br />

A case of a tyipical Ti<br />

betan glacier<br />

1992<br />

1992<br />

2/10/23<br />

2/10/8<br />

1992 2/11/7<br />

1992 2/11/22<br />

1992<br />

1992<br />

2/12/22<br />

2/12/7<br />

1993 3/1/6<br />

1993 3/1/21<br />

1993<br />

1993<br />

3/2/20<br />

3/2/5<br />

1993 3/3/7<br />

• Over a typical Tibetan glacier<br />

(Dongkemadi glacier), continuous<br />

albedo reductions of 1.6 & 4.1%<br />

may increase by 9.0-24.8% the<br />

annual run off from discharge of<br />

melted snow<br />

1993 3/3/22<br />

1993 3/4/6<br />

1993 3/4/21<br />

Date<br />

1993 3/5/6<br />

1993 3/5/21<br />

1993 3/6/5<br />

1993 3/6/20<br />

1993 3/7/5<br />

1993 3/7/20<br />

1993 3/8/4<br />

1993 3/8/19<br />

1993 3/9/3<br />

1993 3/9/18<br />

1993<br />

1993<br />

3/10/18<br />

3/10/3<br />

1993 3/11/2

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