Table 1 Daily mean contributions from net shortwave and longwave radiation and turbulent fluxes from various energy balance studies in High Mountain Asia.

Baltoro Glacier

Collier et al.¹³

Karakoram

4022–5875

from 25 Jun 2004

to 31 Aug 2004

SW_inc = 374.3

LW_inc = 220.4

H = 9.5

SW_out = −186.4

LW_out = −306.1

LE = −13.9

SW_net = 187.9

LW_net = −85.7

Chhota Shigri

Azam et al.⁷

Indian Himalayas

4670

from 8 Jul 2013

to 5 Sep 2013

SW _inc = 248

LW _inc = 302

H = 31

SW _out = -47

LW _out = −315

LE = 11

SW_net = 202

LW_net = −14

AX010

Kayastha et al.³⁹

Nepal Himalayas

5245

from 25 May 1978

to 25 Sep 1978

H = 8

LE = 3

Zhadang Glacier

Molg et al.¹¹

Southeast Tibetan Plateau

5660

from Apr 2009

to Sep 2011

SW_inc = 260.4

LW_inc = 200.9

H = −3.4

SW_out = −187.7

LW_out = −262.2

LE = −10.9

SW_net = 63.1

SW_net = −61.7

Parlung N0. 04

Yang et al.⁴⁰

Southeast Tibetan Plateau

4800

from 25 Jun 2009

to 21 Aug 2009

SW_net = 164

SW_net = −31

H = 22

LE = −4

Laohugu No. 12

Sun et al.¹²

Western Qilian mountains

4550

from 1 Jun 2011

to 30 Sep 2011

SW_net = 126

SW_net = −45

H = 6.5

LE = −12.8

Purogangri

Huintjes et al.¹⁴

Central Tibetan Plateau

5350–6370

from 1 Sep 2001

to 1 Sep 2011

(summer values)

SW_inc = 292

LW_inc = 234

H = 26

SW_out = −253

LW_out = −268

LE = −24

SW_net = 39

LW_net = −34