Himalayan Weather and Climate and their Impact on the Environment / edited by A.P. Dimri, B. Bookhagen, M. Stoffel, T. Yasunari.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dimri, A. P., editor.

Bookhagen, B., editor.

Stoffel, Markus, editor.

Yasunari, T., editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Earth and Environmental Science (Springer-11646)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical geography.

Sustainable development.

Climatology.

Hydrogeology.

Ecology.

Paleoecology.

Earth System Sciences.

Sustainable Development.

Local Subjects:

Earth System Sciences.

Sustainable Development.

Climatology.

Hydrogeology.

Ecology.

Paleoecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIV, 577 pages) : 210 illustrations, 185 illustrations in color

Edition:

First edition 2020.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.

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Summary:

This book proposes a unique and comprehensive integrated synthesis of the current understanding of the science of Himalayan dynamics and its manifestations on physical systems and ecosystems at different spatial and temporal scales. In particular, this work covers relevant aspects of weather and climate, paleoclimate, snow, glacier and hydrology, ecology/forestry among other topics associated with the Himalayas. It highlights the role of the Himalayas in defining local to regional to global scale impact on weather and climate. It includes Himalayan impact on defining physical basis of changing glacier systems, permafrost melting/thawing, climate variability, and hydrological balances. As a result, this volume represents an important synthesized overview both for environmental and earth science researchers, and for policy makers and stakeholders interested in the physical and dynamical processes associated with the Himalayan massif.

Contents:

1. Part I Weather and Climate

2. Chapter 1. Manifestations and contours of extreme high altitude climate change in the upper Karakoram Himalaya

3. Chapter 2. Changes in the large-scale circulations over north-west India

4. Chapter 3. Himalayan uplift and the Human evolution

5. Chapter 4. Projected Climate Change in the Himalayas during the 21st Century

6. Chapter 5. Dynamic Downscaling of Himalayan Climate

7. Chapter 6. Representation of the Himalayas in Weather and Climate models

8. Chapter 7. The Himalayan System: A Perspective

9. Chapter 8. Changes in pan evaporation and causative parameters: A case study from eastern Himalayan region

10. Chapter 9. Land atmosphere interaction over the Himalayan region

11. Chapter 10. Impact of Nino phases on the summer monsoon ISO modes of northwestern and eastern Himalaya

12. Chapter 11. Remotely-sensed rain and snowfall in the Himalaya

13. Part II. Paleoclimate

14. Chapter 12. Multi-proxy records of climate variations for the Himalaya

15. Chapter 13. Erosion in the Himalaya and its Coupling with Climate and Tectonics

16. Chapter 14. Tracking back the climatic variability and role of Indian winter monsoon in the central and western Himalaya: using proxy data

17. Chapter 15. Spatio-temporal variability of Stream flow in the Himalayan Region

18. Chapter 16. Quaternary glaciation of the Himalaya

19. Chapter 17. Geomorphological changes during Quaternary Period vis a vis role of climate and tectonics in Ladakh sector of Trans-Himalaya

20. Chapter 18. Climate and Source Identification of Organic Matter Using C/N Ratio in Freshwater Lakes of Kashmir Himalaya

21. Chapter 19. Deciphering Climate Variability over Western Himalaya Using Instrumental and Tree-ring Records

22. Part III. Snow, glaciers and hydrology

23. Chapter 20 Hydrology of cold-arid system cryosphere

24. Chapter 21. Glacio-hydrological model based on degree-day factor useful for the Himalayan River basins

25. Chapter 22. Observed changes in north west and central Himalayan cryosphere due to climate change

26. Chapter 23. Impacts of climate change on Himalayan glaciers: processes, predictions and uncertainties

27. Chapter 24. Hydrology of Himalayas

28. Chapter 25. Permafrost and seasonally frozen soil in the Himalaya

29. Chapter 26. Sensitivity of glaciers in part of the Suru basin, western Himalaya to ongoing climatic perturbations

30. Chapter 27. Floods and changes in their activity in the Indian Himalayan Region

31. Part IV. Ecology/Forestry

32. Chapter 28. Solving life on the move: developing a disperser functional classification for sub-Himalayan tropical forests

33. Chapter 29. Climate Change Trends and Ecosystem Resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalayas

34. Chapter 30. Social science perspectives on vulnerability to seasonal to interannual variability in the Himalayan region

35. Chapter 31. Issues of sustainability in a rapid warming Himalayas

36. Chapter 32. Challenges of Urban Growth Himalaya with Reference to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Mitigation. .

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Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-030-29684-1

9783030296841

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