Orographic Precipitation, Freshwater Resources, and Climate Vulnerabilities in Mountainous Regions

Climate Vulnerability: Understanding and Addressing Threats to Essential Resources

Volumn 5, Issue , 2013, Pages 57-78

  Barros, A P ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud forests; Environmental change; Fog cloud rainfall interactions; Freshwater resources; Light rainfall; Montane ecosystems; Mountains; Orographic precipitation; Precipitation measurement

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COPYRIGHTS; FOG; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TROPICS; WATER; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CLOUD FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FRESH WATER RESOURCES; MONTANE ECOSYSTEMS; MOUNTAINS; OROGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT;

RAIN;

EID: 84899768496     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384703-4.00504-9     Document Type: Chapter

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