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Andrea Momblanch, Ian P. Holman and Sanjay K. Jain
Global change is expected to have a strong impact in the Himalayan region. The climatic and orographic conditions result in unique modelling challenges and requirements. This paper critically appraises recent hydrological modelling applications in Himala...
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Simran Bharti, Adyan Ul Haq, L. T. Sasang Guite, Shruti Kanga, Fayma Mushtaq, Majid Farooq, Suraj Kumar Singh, Pankaj Kumar and Gowhar Meraj
Evaluating inherent vulnerability, an intrinsic characteristic becomes imperative for the formulation of adaptation strategies, particularly in highly complex and vulnerable regions of Himalayas. Jammu City, situated in the north-western Himalayas within...
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Dinesh P. Semwal, Soyimchiten Longkumar, Puran Chandra, Ranbir S. Rathi, Krishna M. Rai, Mamta Arya, Sudhir P. Ahlawat and Praveen K. Singh
Guava is an exotic fruit crop in India, and its occurrence in wild forests in the mid-hills of the Himalayas is a rare and unique phenomenon in its distribution. In the Ramganga valley of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, a naturalized population of gua...
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Saroj Maharjan, Antoine Poujol, Christophe Martin, Gabriele Ameri, David Baumont, Kiana Hashemi, Yacine Benjelloun and Hussein Shible
Nepal is one of the most seismically active regions in the world, as highlighted by the recent devastating 2015, Mw~7.8 Gorkha earthquake, and a robust assessment of seismic hazard is paramount for the design of earthquake-resistant structures. In this s...
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Anshul Sud, Rahul Kanga, Suraj Kumar Singh, Gowhar Meraj, Shruti Kanga, Pankaj Kumar, AL. Ramanathan, Sudhanshu and Vinay Bhardwaj
Groundwater resources are increasingly important as the main supply of fresh water for household, industrial, and agricultural activities. However, overuse and depletion of these resources can lead to water scarcity and resource deterioration. Therefore,...
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Elizabeth J. Catlos, Chandra S. Dubey and Thomas M. Etzel
The Sikkim region of the Himalayas (NE India) may form an important microplate between Nepal and Bhutan. Here we report high-resolution pressure-temperature (P-T) paths taken from garnet-bearing rocks across the northern and eastern portion of the region...
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Ramesh Shrestha, Biplob Rakhal, Tirtha Raj Adhikari, Ganesh Raj Ghimire, Rocky Talchabhadel, Dinee Tamang, Radhika KC and Sanjib Sharma
Climate change and climate variability drive rapid glacier melt and snowpack loss, extreme precipitation and temperature events, and alteration of water availability in the Himalayas. There is increasing observational evidence of climate change impacts o...
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Rafi Ullah Khan, Niaz Ali, Siddiq Ur Rahman, Inayat Ur Rahman, Abeer Hashem, Khalid F. Almutairi, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah, Wiwiek Harsonowati, Muazzam Ali Khan, Fazli Rahim, Fahim Ullah Khan and Noor ul Haq
Ulmus villosa Brandis ex Gamble, an economically and ecologically important forest tree, is native to the western Himalayas of Pakistan. The long pressure imposed by unsustainable utilization and market demands has resulted in the rapid decline of the U....
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Vishal Singh and Francisco Muñoz-Arriola
The present work proposes to improve estimates of snowpack and snowmelt and their assessment in the steep Himalayan ranges at the sub-catchment scale. Temporal variability of streamflow and the associated distribution of accumulated snow in catchments wi...
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Taigang Zhang, Weicai Wang, Tanguang Gao and Baosheng An
A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) is a typical glacier-related hazard in high mountain regions. In recent decades, glacial lakes in the Himalayas have expanded rapidly due to climate warming and glacial retreat. Some of these lakes are unstable, and m...
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