Hydrological implications of spatial and altitudinal variation in temperature in the upper Indus basin

Nordic Hydrology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 209-222

  Archer, David ^a  

^a JBA CONSULTING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extrem events; Melt runoff; Spatial variation; Temperature; Upper indus basin

Indexed keywords

FREEZING; MELTING; RAIN; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES; WATER;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALTITUDINAL VARIATION; RIVER FLOW;

HYDROLOGY;

ALTITUDE; EXTREME EVENT; MELTWATER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDUS BASIN; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 4143137730     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2004.0015     Document Type: Article

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