More frequent occurrence of westerly disturbances in Karakoram up to 2100

The globally averaged mass balance of glaciers and ice caps is negative, but an anomalous gain of mass has been suggested for the Karakoram glaciers of the western Himalaya. Changes in the winter synoptic patterns can influence the amount and seasonality of Himalayan snowfall and consequently influence the mass balance of regional glaciers. We use a clustering method to analyse the sea level pressure patterns which most influence Karakorum snow...