Role of glaciers in watershed hydrology: A preliminary study of a "himalayan catchment"

Cryosphere

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-128

  Thayyen, R J ^a,b   Gergan, J T ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CRYOSPHERE; DISCHARGE; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MASS BALANCE; MELTWATER; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED;

HIMALAYAS;

EID: 76949094382     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-4-115-2010     Document Type: Article

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