Vertical conveyor driving the integration of moisture transported by the westerlies to the Asian water towers’ atmospheric water cycle

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 19, May 2026. <br/>SignificanceRecent cryospheric imbalance across the Asian water towers, threatening water security for over two billion people, reflects the coupled effects of large-scale atmospheric circulation and global warming. Disentangling these effects remains …