Glacial Area Changes in the Ili River Catchment (Northeastern Tian Shan) in Xinjiang, China, from the 1960s to 2009

<div>Area change (%) of debris-covered glaciers. (a) Percent area shrinkage of glaciers of various sizes, debris-covered and debris-free, and (b) percent decrease in glacial area as a function of the percentage of the glacier covered in debris.</div>

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Figure 7: Glacial Area Changes in the Ili River Catchment (Northeastern Tian Shan) in Xinjiang, China, from the 1960s to 2009 