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Temperature variability over Dokriani glacier region, Western Himalaya, India

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dc.contributor.authorRastogi, Tanupriya
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Jayendra
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Nilendu
dc.contributor.authorChauhan, Pankaj
dc.contributor.authorYadav, Ram R.
dc.contributor.authorPandey, Bindhyachal
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-28T09:38:37Z
dc.date.available2025-01-28T09:38:37Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractLong-term climate records which help decipher past climate variability and its impact are scarce in the tough terrain of the Himalayan region. Therefore, in order to fill the climate data gap and understand the glacier climate linkage, we developed a 231 year long (1785�2015 CE) March�June temperature record using ring-width chronology of Himalayan fir (Abies pindrow (Royle ex D.Don) Royle) for the Din Gad valley, Dokriani glacier region, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, in the Western Himalaya. The Din Gad, originating from the Dokriani glacier, is a meltwater river contributing to Bhagirathi catchment in the headwaters of the socio-economically vital Ganga River. The 21-year running mean of the temperature record showed 1978�1998 CE as the coldest period followed by 1925�1945 CE, and 1890�1910 CE as the warmest period followed by 1946�1966 CE over the entire time series. The reconstruction matches well with tree-ring based temperature records available from the Garhwal Himalaya. It also shows similarity to tree-ring based temperature reconstructions from the Western Himalaya, Nepal, Tibetan Plateau and Bhutan, thus displaying a regional scale climate signal. The low frequency fluctuation patterns of the March�June temperature also matches with Asia and Northern hemisphere temperature records. Reconstructed March�June temperature record showed a statistically negligible warming temperature trend during 1901�1989 CE in the 20th century. It, however, captured a warming spike from 1990s CE which continues rising into the 21st century, which is also evident in the Northern hemisphere temperature record. Moreover, temperature rise is not anomalous in the past 231 years and well within range of the rest of the series. The present temperature record exclusively from the glacier region revealed a strong linkage with the benchmark Dokriani glacier's winter mass balance (November�April) revealing mass loss (gain) episodes occurred in warm (cool) phases. This first such record from the glacier valleys in Ganga headwaters would be of great value at providing insight into past climate variability and glacier behaviour with respect to climate change in long term perspective, and thus would provide valuable information for water resource management in light of climate change. � 2023 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2023.05.013
dc.identifier.issn10406182
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.bhu.ac.in/ir/handle/123456789/21877
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd
dc.subjectClimate reconstruction
dc.subjectDokriani glacier
dc.subjectIndia
dc.subjectMarch�June temperature
dc.subjectTree-ring
dc.subjectWestern Himalaya
dc.titleTemperature variability over Dokriani glacier region, Western Himalaya, India
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
journal.titleQuaternary International
journalvolume.identifier.volume664

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