Extreme rainfall events over the Himalayas between 1871 and 2007;Evénements de précipitations extrêmes dans l'Himalaya, entre 1871 et 2007

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 930-945

  Nandargi, S ^a   Dhar, O N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Climate change; Decadal variation of rainfall; Extreme one day rainfall; Himalayas

Indexed keywords

DECADAL VARIATION OF RAINFALL; EXTREME ONE-DAY RAINFALL; EXTREME RAINFALL; EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS; GLOBAL CHANGE; HIMALAYAS; MOUNTAIN REGIONS; NATURAL WATER RESOURCES; RIVER SYSTEMS; STATION NETWORK;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EXTREME EVENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HIMALAYAS;

EID: 80052148430     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2011.595373     Document Type: Review

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