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The state of rock debris covering Earth’s glaciers by Herreid, Sam, Pellicciotti, Francesca

“…Rock debris can accumulate on glacier surfaces and dramatically reduce glacier melt. The structure of a debris cover is unique to each glacier and sensitive to…”
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Health and sustainability of glaciers in High Mountain Asia by Miles, Evan, McCarthy, Michael, Dehecq, Amaury, Kneib, Marin, Fugger, Stefan, Pellicciotti, Francesca

“…Glaciers in High Mountain Asia generate meltwater that supports the water needs of 250 million people, but current knowledge of annual accumulation and…”
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Contrasting climate change impact on river flows from high-altitude catchments in the Himalayan and Andes Mountains by Ragettli, Silvan, Immerzeel, Walter W., Pellicciotti, Francesca

“…Mountain ranges are the world’s natural water towers and provide water resources for millions of people. However, their hydrological balance and possible…”
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Aspect controls the survival of ice cliffs on debris-covered glaciers by Buri, Pascal, Pellicciotti, Francesca

“…Supraglacial ice cliffs exist on debris-covered glaciers worldwide, but despite their importance as melt hot spots, their life cycle is little understood…”
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Publisher Correction: The state of rock debris covering Earth’s glaciers by Herreid, Sam, Pellicciotti, Francesca

“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Variability of air temperature over a debris-covered glacier in the Nepalese Himalaya by Steiner, Jakob F., Pellicciotti, Francesca

“…Estimates of melt from debris-covered glaciers require distributed estimates of meteorological variables and air temperature in particular. Meteorological data…”
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Surface Pond Energy Absorption Across Four Himalayan Glaciers Accounts for 1/8 of Total Catchment Ice Loss by Miles, Evan S., Willis, Ian, Buri, Pascal, Steiner, Jakob F., Arnold, Neil S., Pellicciotti, Francesca

“…Glaciers in High Mountain Asia, many of which exhibit surface debris, contain the largest volume of ice outside of the polar regions. Many contain supraglacial…”
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Warming-induced monsoon precipitation phase change intensifies glacier mass loss in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau by Jouberton, Achille, Shaw, Thomas E, Miles, Evan, McCarthy, Michael, Fugger, Stefan, Ren, Shaoting, Dehecq, Amaury, Yang, Wei, Pellicciotti, Francesca

“…Glaciers are key components of the mountain water towers of Asia and are vital for downstream domestic, agricultural, and industrial uses. The glacier mass…”
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Supraglacial ice cliffs and ponds on debris-covered glaciers: spatio-temporal distribution and characteristics by STEINER, JAKOB F., BURI, PASCAL, MILES, EVAN S., RAGETTLI, SILVAN, PELLICCIOTTI, FRANCESCA

“…Ice cliffs and ponds on debris-covered glaciers have received increased attention due to their role in amplifying local melt. However, very few studies have…”
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The Decaying Near‐Surface Boundary Layer of a Retreating Alpine Glacier by Shaw, Thomas E., Buri, Pascal, McCarthy, Michael, Miles, Evan S., Ayala, Álvaro, Pellicciotti, Francesca

“…The presence of a developed boundary layer decouples a glacier's response from ambient conditions, suggesting that sensitivity to climate change is increased…”
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Spatial, seasonal and interannual variability of supraglacial ponds in the Langtang Valley of Nepal, 1999–2013 by MILES, EVAN S., WILLIS, IAN C., ARNOLD, NEIL S., STEINER, JAKOB, PELLICCIOTTI, FRANCESCA

“…Supraglacial ponds play a key role in absorbing atmospheric energy and directing it to the ice of debris-covered glaciers, but the spatial and temporal…”
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A grid-based model of backwasting of supraglacial ice cliffs on debris-covered glaciers – ADDENDUM by Buri, Pascal, Pellicciotti, Francesca, Steiner, Jakob F., Miles, Evan S., Immerzeel, Walter W.

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A grid-based model of backwasting of supraglacial ice cliffs on debris-covered glaciers by Buri, Pascal, Pellicciotti, Francesca, Steiner, Jakob F., Miles, Evan S., Immerzeel, Walter W.

“…Ice cliffs might be partly responsible for the high mass losses of debris-covered glaciers in the Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalaya region. The few existing models…”
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Handgrip Strength Predicts Persistent Walking Recovery After Hip Fracture Surgery by Savino, Elisabetta, MD, Martini, Emilio, MD, Lauretani, Fulvio, MD, Pioli, Giulio, MD, PhD, Zagatti, Anna Maria, MD, Frondini, Carlo, MD, Pellicciotti, Francesca, MD, Giordano, Antonio, MD, Ferrari, Alberto, MD, Nardelli, Anna, MD, Davoli, Maria Luisa, MD, Zurlo, Amedeo, MD, Lunardelli, Maria Lia, MD, Volpato, Stefano, MD, MPH

“…Abstract Background In older people, hip fractures often lead to disability and death. We evaluated handgrip strength, an objective measure of physical…”
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Seasonal surface velocities of a Himalayan glacier derived by automated correlation of unmanned aerial vehicle imagery by Kraaijenbrink, Philip, Meijer, Sander W., Shea, Joseph M., Pellicciotti, Francesca, De Jong, Steven M., Immerzeel, Walter W.

“…Debris-covered glaciers play an important role in the high-altitude water cycle in the Himalaya, yet their dynamics are poorly understood, partly because of…”
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Seasonal Dynamics of a Temperate Tibetan Glacier Revealed by High-Resolution UAV Photogrammetry and In Situ Measurements by Yang, Wei, Zhao, Chuanxi, Westoby, Matthew, Yao, Tandong, Wang, Yongjie, Pellicciotti, Francesca, Zhou, Jianmin, He, Zhen, Miles, Evan

“…The seasonal dynamic changes of Tibetan glaciers have seen little prior investigation, despite the increase in geodetic studies of multi-year changes. This…”
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Refined energy-balance modelling of a supraglacial pond, Langtang Khola, Nepal by Miles, Evan S., Pellicciotti, Francesca, Willis, Ian C., Steiner, Jakob F., Buri, Pascal, Arnold, Neil S.

“…Supraglacial ponds on debris-covered glaciers present a mechanism of atmosphere/glacier energy transfer that is poorly studied, and only conceptually included…”
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Quantifying volume loss from ice cliffs on debris-covered glaciers using high-resolution terrestrial and aerial photogrammetry by BRUN, FANNY, BURI, PASCAL, MILES, EVAN S., WAGNON, PATRICK, STEINER, JAKOB, BERTHIER, ETIENNE, RAGETTLI, SILVAN, KRAAIJENBRINK, PHILIP, IMMERZEEL, WALTER W., PELLICCIOTTI, FRANCESCA

“…Mass losses originating from supraglacial ice cliffs at the lower tongues of debris-covered glaciers are a potentially large component of the mass balance, but…”
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Controls on Ice Cliff Distribution and Characteristics on Debris‐Covered Glaciers by Kneib, Marin, Fyffe, Catriona L., Miles, Evan S., Lindemann, Shayna, Shaw, Thomas E., Buri, Pascal, McCarthy, Michael, Ouvry, Boris, Vieli, Andreas, Sato, Yota, Kraaijenbrink, Philip D. A., Zhao, Chuanxi, Molnar, Peter, Pellicciotti, Francesca

“…Ice cliff distribution plays a major role in determining the melt of debris‐covered glaciers but its controls are largely unknown. We assembled a data set of…”
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Challenges and Uncertainties in Hydrological Modeling of Remote Hindu Kush–Karakoram–Himalayan (HKH) Basins: Suggestions for Calibration Strategies by Pellicciotti, Francesca, Buergi, Cyrill, Immerzeel, Walter Willem, Konz, Markus, Shrestha, Arun B

“…Assessment of water resources from remote mountainous catchments plays a crucial role for the development of rural areas in or in the vicinity of mountain…”
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