Bibliography on the Hydrology of the Himalaya-Karakoram Region
Title | Bibliography on the Hydrology of the Himalaya-Karakoram Region PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon James Young |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 136 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Glaciology |
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Workshop on Permafrost Data Rescue and Access
Title | Workshop on Permafrost Data Rescue and Access PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Graham Barry |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 404 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Frozen ground |
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Glaciological Data
Title | Glaciological Data PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 114 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Building, Ice and snow |
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NSIDC Notes
Title | NSIDC Notes PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 142 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Ice |
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Bibliography on Cold Regions Science and Technology
Title | Bibliography on Cold Regions Science and Technology PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 368 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Cold regions |
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Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya
Title | Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth Hewitt |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | 378 |
Release | 2013-09-12 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9400763115 |
The Karakoram contains the greatest concentration of glaciers and most of the largest ice masses outside high latitudes. They comprise major stores and sources of fresh water in an otherwise extreme, continental, dry region. As many as 200 million people living downstream, in the valleys of the Indus and Yarkand Rivers, depend on melt waters from snow and ice. They are at risk from climate-change impacts on glaciers and water supply, and from hazards such as glacial lake outburst floods. Useful research initiatives go back to the nineteenth century, but coverage has generally been limited geographically and has not been continuous over time. It is almost 80 years since a monograph was devoted to the Karakoram glaciers. The book presents a comprehensive overview, including statistics for the ice cover, glacier mass balance and dynamics, glacierized landscapes, rock glaciers, water resources and environmental hazards. Published glaciological and related research is surveyed along with expedition reports and archival materials in several languages. The expanding potential of satellite coverage is exploited, but conditions and processes reported from field investigations are the main focus. Previously unpublished observations by the author are presented, based on some 45 years of work in the region. Broad understanding of the glacial environment is used to address emerging concerns about the High Asian cryosphere and the fate of its glaciers. These are discussed in relation to the pressing issues of water supply, environmental risk and sustainability. Questions of what is not known help identify much needed monitoring and research. The book is of interest to researchers, professionals, and those studying glaciers, mountain environments, water resources and environmental hazards. The topics discussed should be of concern for anyone involved in regional development and global change in South and Inner Asia.
Mathematical Models of Large Watershed Hydrology
Title | Mathematical Models of Large Watershed Hydrology PDF eBook |
Author | Vijay P. Singh |
Publisher | Water Resources Publication |
Total Pages | 930 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781887201346 |
Comprehensive account of some of the most popular models of large watershed hydrology ~~ of interest to all hydrologic modelers and model users and a welcome and timely edition to any modeling library