Flow regimes of Himalayan rivers of Nepal: Nature and spatial patterns

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 308, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 18-32

  Hannah, David M ^a   Kansakar, Sunil R ^a,b   Gerrard, A J ^a   Rees, Gwyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Technology and Environment   (Nepal)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Himalaya; Nepal; Regimes; Regionalisation; Runoff

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DATA REDUCTION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RUNOFF; WATER RESOURCES;

HIMALAYAN RIVERS; HYDROLOGICAL PATTERNS; RUNOFF DATA; SUMMER MONSOON;

RIVERS;

HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; MELTWATER; RUNOFF; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAMFLOW;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; WORLD;

EID: 17444406268     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.10.018     Document Type: Article

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