Karakorum-Hindukush-western Himalaya: Assessing high-altitude water resources

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2329-2338

  Winiger, M ^a   Gumpert, M ^a   Yamout, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Himalayas; Ice; Karakorum; Modelling; Rain; Snow; Water resources

Indexed keywords

GLACIERS; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; RUNOFF; SNOW; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATERSHEDS;

KARAKORUM-HINDUKUSH-WESTERN HIMALAYA; STATISTICAL MODELLING;

WATER RESOURCES;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RAINFALL; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; WORLD;

EID: 23844527879     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5887     Document Type: Article

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