%0 Dataset
%T Tuyuksu Glacier
%J Arid Land Ecology and Resources Science Data Center
%I Arid Land Ecology and Resources Science Data Center(data.dcxjegi.cn)
%U https://data.dcxjegi.cn/portal/metadata/1db7f66f-ec77-4e28-b798-8c45b2471983
%W NCDC
%R 10.12389/ariddc.02253
%A Documentation Information Center
%K Glacier mass balance;Glaciology
%X During the past decade, economic development in the vast foothill regions of southeastern Kazakhstan, together with the growth of cities and other settlements and the increase in population, has led to a substantial rise in water consumption. The attention of both practitioners and scientists has increasingly focused on the high mountain regions, where the greater part of the river runoff utilized by the national economy is generated. Even greater scientific and practical interest, however, is directed toward glaciers, which constitute one of the most important components of the hydrological balance during dry periods. At such times, glaciers effectively serve as the sole source of river replenishment during the summer months, when water demand reaches its maximum. During these periods, glacier meltwater fills irrigation systems, brings life to fields, orchards, and vineyards, and ensures the functioning of hydroelectric facilities, industrial enterprises, and water supply systems for both urban and rural areas.Glaciers are also important for transportation and civil engineering in mountainous regions, for the development of forestry and agriculture, and for tourism and mountaineering.The glaciers of the Trans-Ili Alatau occupy an area of 510 square kilometers and number 466 in total, representing approximately 7% and 8%, respectively, of the glacierization of the entire Tien Shan. These glaciers contain about 30 cubic kilometers of ice. Although their scale may appear modest, the glacierization of the Trans-Ili Alatau is not only an important source of runoff formation but also an excellent natural laboratory for studying contemporary glacier evolution, interactions between glaciers and the external environment, internal mass exchange processes, and the future development of moisture conditions in southeastern Kazakhstan and adjacent regions.Glaciers are continually undergoing changes in both their condition and size. The rapid movement of glaciers along valleys, a