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Indus River Basin : water security and sustainability /
Indus River Basin: Water Security and Sustainability provides a comprehensive treatment of water-related issues within the Indus River basin. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field, hence this book serves as a single, holistic source covering the whole region, not just a single country. M...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands,
Elsevier,
[2019]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Indus River Basin: Water Security and Sustainability; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I: Indus River Basin-Past, Present and Future; Introduction: Introduction of Indus River Basin: Water Security and Sustainability; 1. Indus River Basin; 2. A Historical Perspective of the IRB; 3. Synopsis of This Book; 3.1. Part I-Indus River Basin-Past, Present, and Future; 3.2. Part II-Climate-Ecohydrology of Indus River Basin; 3.3. Part III-Water and Food Security of Indus River Basin; 3.4. Part IV-Water Extremes in Indus River Basin
- 3.5. Part V-Water Management in Indus River BasinReferences; Further Reading; Chapter 1: Water Resources Modeling and Prospective Evaluation in the Indus River Under Present and Prospective Climate C ... ; 1.1. Introduction; 1.1.1. Water Resources of the Hindu Kush, Karakoram, and Himalaya; 1.1.2. The Karakoram Anomaly; 1.2. Climate and Hydrology of the Upper Indus Basin; 1.3. Summary of Recent Studies; 1.3.1. Hydrological Regime of the UIB; 1.3.2. Recent Evidence of Climate Change and Impact on Water Resources in the UIB; 1.3.3. Projected Water Resources in the UIB During the 21st Century
- 1.4. A Guideline and Recent Key Study on Monitoring and Modeling High-Altitude Catchments1.4.1. A Method to Model High-Altitude Catchments; 1.4.2. A Paradigmatic Case Study, Shigar River of Gilgit-Baltistan; 1.4.2.1. The Shigar River; 1.4.2.2. Data for High-Altitude Catchment Modeling; 1.4.2.3. Glacio-Hydrological Modeling in High-Altitude Catchments; 1.4.2.4. Future Hydrology of the Shigar River; 1.4.2.5. Future Cryospheric Behavior in the Shigar River; 1.4.2.6. Potential for Increased Floods Within the UIB: The Case of Shigar River; 1.5. Discussion; 1.5.1. Hydrological Trends Within the UIB
- 1.5.2. The Need for Hydrological Monitoring in the UIB1.5.3. A Proposed Hydrometric Network for the CKNP; 1.6. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Further Reading; Chapter 2: Challenges in Forecasting Water Resources of the Indus River Basin: Lessons From the Analysis and Modeling of ... ; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Lessons From Atmospheric Models; 2.2.1. Skillful Prediction; 2.2.2. Prediction Skill and Model Biases; 2.2.3. Spring Snow Over Eurasia; 2.2.4. The Effect of Resolution; 2.2.5. Multidecadal Timescales; 2.3. Lessons From Uncertainty; 2.3.1. The Complexity of Uncertainty
- 2.3.2. Uncertainty in Downscaled Output2.3.2.1. Assessing Uncertainty: A Case Study; 2.3.2.2. Investigating Seasonal Changes in the Case Study; 2.3.2.3. Is Cooling a Plausible Result?; 2.3.3. Heterogeneity in the Estimates; 2.3.4. Projections of Climate Extremes; 2.4. Lessons From Hydrological Projections; 2.4.1. Cascade of Uncertainty; 2.4.2. Overview of a Few Hydrological Studies; 2.4.2.1. Results from NORINDIA; 2.4.2.2. The Role of Glacier Melt; 2.5. Conclusion; Appendix A. The NORINDIA Project in a Nutshell; A. Case Study of the Beas River System