An assessment of basin-scale glaciological and hydrological sensitivities in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 57, Issue 71, 2016, Pages 308-318

  Shea, Joseph M ^a   Immerzeel, Walter W ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT   (Nepal)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change; Glacier hydrology

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EQUILIBRIUM LINE; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW;

HIMALAYAS; HINDU KUSH;

EID: 84979656035     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2016AoG71A073     Document Type: Article

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