Dynamics of Climate Change and Water Resources of Northwestern Himalaya

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Joshi, Rajesh (Editor), Kumar, Kireet (Editor), Palni, Lok Man S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Society of Earth Scientists Series,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Hydrology.; Climate change.; Hydrogeology.; Earth Sciences.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.

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 Him...