Estimation of discharge from Langtang River basin, Rasuwa, Nepal, using a glacio-hydrological model

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 55, Issue 66, 2014, Pages 223-230

  Pradhananga, Niraj S ^a   Kayastha, Rijan B ^a   Bhattarai, Bikas C ^a   Adhikari, Tirtha R ^b   Pradhan, Suresh C ^c   Devkota, Lochan P ^b   Shrestha, Arun B ^d   Mool, Pradeep K ^d  

^a KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b Tribhuwan University   (Nepal)

^c Department of Hydrology and Meteorology ^*  (Nepal)

^d International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Climate change; Glacier discharge; Glacier hydrology; Glacier modelling

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; SNOWMELT; WEATHER FORECASTING; DISCHARGE;

BAGMATI; LANGTANG RIVER; NEPAL;

EID: 84903150182     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2014AoG66A123     Document Type: Article

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