High Asia: The international dynamics of climate change and water security

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 457-480

  Wilson, Alana M ^a   Gladfelter, Sierra ^a   Williams, Mark W ^a   Shahi, Sonika ^b   Baral, Prashant ^c   Armstrong, Richard ^d   Racoviteanu, Adina ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c NIIT University   (India)

^d National Snow and Ice Data Center   (United States)

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EID: 85018964691     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021911817000092     Document Type: Review

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