Trends in timing and magnitude of flow in the Upper Indus Basin

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1503-1516

  Sharif, M ^a   Archer, D R ^b   Fowler, H J ^c   Forsythe, N ^c  

^a JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JBA CONSULTING   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MEASUREMENTS; CLIMATE TRENDS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; NON-PARAMETRIC TRENDS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; STREAMFLOW HYDROGRAPH; UPPER INDUS BASIN; WINTER PRECIPITATION;

CATCHMENTS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; STREAM FLOW;

RUNOFF;

CATCHMENT; FLOW MODELING; FLOW PATTERN; GLACIER FLOW; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; MOISTURE; OUTFLOW; RIVER BASIN; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF; SEASONALITY; SNOWPACK; TREND ANALYSIS;

HIMALAYAS; INDUS BASIN;

EID: 84879071128     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-1503-2013     Document Type: Article

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