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Recent studies have shown that cryospheric melting is becoming the dominant factor responsible for sea level rise, and that the melt-water from mountain glaciers and ice caps has comprised the majority of the cryospheric contribution since 2003. Analysis of the estimations of cryospheric melt-water and precipitation in glacier regions indicated that the potential contribution of the cryosphere in China is 0.14 to 0.16 mm a−1, of which approximately 0.12 mm a−1 is from glaciers. The contribution of glaciers in the outflow river basins is about 0.07 mm a−1, accounting for 6.4% of the total from global glaciers and ice caps.
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Ren, J., Ye, B., Ding, Y. et al. Initial estimate of the contribution of cryospheric change in China to sea level rise. Chin. Sci. Bull. 56, 1661–1664 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-011-4474-3
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