Declining snowfall fraction in the alpine regions, Central Asia.

However, in altitudes above 3500 m (which accounts for about 16% of the Tienshan Mountains area), there were very small decreases in the S/P, with about 32% of the grids showing an increasing trend due to the temperature always remaining below freezing.

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The total water storage (TWS) indicates a decreasing trend based on GRACE data in the Tienshan Mountains in 2003–2013, with a decline rate of −3.72 mm/year (Fig. 5e ), especially in the Middle Tienshan Mountains, falling at a rate of −5.5 mm/year 15 .

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