Overview
- Attempts to understand impacts of climate change on the dynamics of snow, glaciers, and runoff over the Himalayan Mountains
- Highlights consequences of climate change, both for the upland and downstream regions, by providing quantitative estimates of the effects on snow, glaciers, and hydrology for the understanding, planning, and management of water resources systems in the future
- Provides science-based information for identifying and implementing adaptation and mitigation strategies for sustainable developments of the region
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Society of Earth Scientists Series (SESS)
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Table of contents (15 papers)
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Front Matter
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Dynamics of Snow and Glaciers in North-West Himalaya
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Assessment of Climate Change Patterns
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Consequences of Changes and Flow Regime
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About this book
This book is about the Himalayan ranges as a source of fresh water supply and a perennial store house of ice, snow and permafrost as well as a vast repository of rich biodiversity, in the light of climate change. Special attention is given to the dynamics of snow and glaciers in the northwestern Himalayas, assessment of climate change patterns, and the consequences of changes and flow regime in order to understand the behaviour of climate change in the northwestern Himalayas. The outcome of melting glaciers are pro-glacial lakes. Their increasing size and potential danger of outbursts requires systematic study, particularly where there is the risk of impact on life and property. Furthermore, the changing trend of the hydrological cycle on a regional or local scale is another area of research which calls for the attention of geoscientists. To date there is a scarcity of reliable data meaning that a concerted effort is still required by all parties.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Dynamics of Climate Change and Water Resources of Northwestern Himalaya
Editors: Rajesh Joshi, Kireet Kumar, Lok Man S Palni
Series Title: Society of Earth Scientists Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13743-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-13742-1Published: 08 January 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36730-9Published: 24 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-13743-8Published: 24 December 2014
Series ISSN: 2194-9204
Series E-ISSN: 2194-9212
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 204
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 63 illustrations in colour
Topics: Hydrogeology, Hydrology/Water Resources, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts