在他们的研究中,来自美国匹兹堡卡耐基梅隆大学的大卫·朗斯和来自美国、挪威和瑞士的同事们量化了冰川融水实际流入海洋的数量以及在此过程中损失的数量。为此,他们结合了2100年前不同气候情景下的冰川和水文模型。他们发现,全球约有5%的冰川融水因蒸发蒸腾或人类开采而流失。这些水大部分在亚洲高山的内陆盆地中流失,而其余的则从供养大量人口的河流中流失。尽管其中一些水可能会在稍后通过循环进入海洋,但这项研究表明,并非所有预计的冰川损失都能立即导致海平面上升。原文献:地球物理学。Res. Lett. 52, e2025GL114866 (2025)
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