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Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya

Author : Kenneth Hewitt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400763115
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya written by Kenneth Hewitt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Karakoram contains the greatest concentration of glaciers and most of the largest ice masses outside high latitudes. They comprise major stores and sources of fresh water in an otherwise extreme, continental, dry region. As many as 200 million people living downstream, in the valleys of the Indus and Yarkand Rivers, depend on melt waters from snow and ice. They are at risk from climate-change impacts on glaciers and water supply, and from hazards such as glacial lake outburst floods. Useful research initiatives go back to the nineteenth century, but coverage has generally been limited geographically and has not been continuous over time. It is almost 80 years since a monograph was devoted to the Karakoram glaciers. The book presents a comprehensive overview, including statistics for the ice cover, glacier mass balance and dynamics, glacierized landscapes, rock glaciers, water resources and environmental hazards. Published glaciological and related research is surveyed along with expedition reports and archival materials in several languages. The expanding potential of satellite coverage is exploited, but conditions and processes reported from field investigations are the main focus. Previously unpublished observations by the author are presented, based on some 45 years of work in the region. Broad understanding of the glacial environment is used to address emerging concerns about the High Asian cryosphere and the fate of its glaciers. These are discussed in relation to the pressing issues of water supply, environmental risk and sustainability. Questions of what is not known help identify much needed monitoring and research. The book is of interest to researchers, professionals, and those studying glaciers, mountain environments, water resources and environmental hazards. The topics discussed should be of concern for anyone involved in regional development and global change in South and Inner Asia.

Karakoram and Western Himalaya 1909

Author : Filippo De Filippi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Karakoram and Western Himalaya 1909 written by Filippo De Filippi and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Karakorum Himalaya

Author : Nigel J. R. Allan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Karakorum Himalaya written by Nigel J. R. Allan and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is intended to bring to the reader's attention the rich literature that exists on the Karakorum Himalaya and adjacent territory, an area that has been the "Crossroads of Asia" throughout history. The compiler, a professor of geography at UC Davis and a research affiliate of the Center for South Asia Studies at UC Berkeley, has published on agriculture, ethnic minorities, refugees, the environment, and political economy of the Himalayan region.

Bibliography on the Hydrology of the Himalaya-Karakoram Region

Author : Gordon James Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bibliography on the Hydrology of the Himalaya-Karakoram Region written by Gordon James Young and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Wonders of the Himalaya

Author : Francis Younghusband
Publisher : La Línea Del Horizonte Ediciones
ISBN 13 : 8415958218
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book Wonders of the Himalaya written by Francis Younghusband and published by La Línea Del Horizonte Ediciones. This book was released on 2014-03-20 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis Younghusband was barely twenty years old when he set out in search of "the true spirit of the Himalayas". Written forty years later, this book takes a retrospective look at the two expeditions he made between 1886 and 1889 for which the Royal Geographic Society awarded him its Gold Medal. The first of these expeditions took him from Peking to Kashmir via a route that was 5,500 kilometers long. In the second, he explored the uncharted Karakoram and Pamir passes. Previously unpublished in Spanish, this work conveys with serenity the passion of his youth and the satisfaction he derived from those vast Himalayan landscapes. The present edition commemorates the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of its author's birth.

Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram-Himalayas

Author : Sir William Martin Conway
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram-Himalayas by : Sir William Martin Conway

Download or read book Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram-Himalayas written by Sir William Martin Conway and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Karakorum Himalaya

Author : Nigel J. R. Allan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789698141134
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Karakorum Himalaya written by Nigel J. R. Allan and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Across the Frozen Himalaya

Author : Harish Kohli
Publisher : Indus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9788173871061
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Across the Frozen Himalaya written by Harish Kohli and published by Indus Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 10 maps, 48 colour pictures. When Harish Kohli and his team of seven members reached the summit of the Karakoram Pass in the early afternoon of 17th February 1995, they had been on the move for twelve gruelling hours. As they began the treacherous descent, the light breeze turned into a storm and then into a blizzard, plummet-ing the temperature to minus 48 degrees Celcius. Later that night when they reached their base, after twenty-six horrifying hours, two of the members were frostbitten, one of them losing seven of his fingers. But for the Ski-Himalaya team, it was only the beginning of their adventure, which became one of the most momentous journeys in mountaineering history.

Granites of Himalayas, Karakorum, and Hindu Kush

Author : F. A. Shams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
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Download or read book Granites of Himalayas, Karakorum, and Hindu Kush written by F. A. Shams and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Discovering Himalaya : Tourism Of Himalayan Region (2 Vols.)

Author : K.S. Gulia
Publisher : Gyan Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9788182054103
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (541 download)

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Book Synopsis Discovering Himalaya : Tourism Of Himalayan Region (2 Vols.) by : K.S. Gulia

Download or read book Discovering Himalaya : Tourism Of Himalayan Region (2 Vols.) written by K.S. Gulia and published by Gyan Publishing House. This book was released on 2007 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 : Ecotourism And Travelogues : The First Volume Of This Book Introduces The Reader To Mountaineering In The Snow-Capped Peaks Like Everest, Nanda Deve, Kanchenjunga, Nanga Parbat, Etc. Indeed, It Is A Thrilling Subject. Tourist Places In Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir And Uttarakhand Include Mainly The Buddhist And Hindu Religious Shrines, Besides The Other Places. Volume 2 : Glaciers And Watershed : The Second Volume Of This Book Deals With The Inclement Weather And Other Climatic Conditions Of The Mountainous Regions, Including Snowfall, Rainfall, Glaciers, Eco-System, And River Systems Of Nepal, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh And Assam, Etc.

The Trekker's Guide to the Himalaya and Karakoram

Author : Hugh Swift
Publisher : Random House (NY)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Trekker's Guide to the Himalaya and Karakoram written by Hugh Swift and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1982 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tectonics of the Nanga Parbat Syntaxis and the Western Himalaya

Author : Geological Society of London
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862390614
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Tectonics of the Nanga Parbat Syntaxis and the Western Himalaya written by Geological Society of London and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2000 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Himalaya and Tibet

Author : Allison Macfarlane
Publisher : Geological Society of America
ISBN 13 : 9780813723280
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (232 download)

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Download or read book Himalaya and Tibet written by Allison Macfarlane and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Scientitic Reports

Author :
Publisher : Brill Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Geology of the Upper Shaksgam Valley

Author : Ardito Desio
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004627928
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Geology of the Upper Shaksgam Valley written by Ardito Desio and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-08-14 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Himalayan Perceptions

Author : Jack Ives
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134369085
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book Himalayan Perceptions written by Jack Ives and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-05 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1970s and 1980s many institutions, agencies and scholars believed that the Himalayan region was facing severe environmental disaster, due primarily to rapid growth in population that has caused extensive deforestation, which in turn has led to massive landsliding and soil erosion. This series of assumptions was first challenged in the book: The Himalayan Dilemma (1989: Ives and Messerli, Routledge). Nevertheless, the environmental crisis paradigm still commands considerable support, including logging bans in the mountain watersheds of China, India, and Thailand, and is constantly being promoted by the news media. Himalayan Perceptions identifies the confusion of misunderstanding, vested interests, changing perceptions, and institutional unwillingness to base development policy on sound scientific knowledge. It analyzes the large amount of new research published since 1989 and totally refutes the entire construct. It examines recent social and economic developments in the region and identifies warfare, guerrilla activities, and widespread oppression of poor ethnic minorities as the primary cause for the instability that pervades the entire region. It is argued that the development controversy is further confounded by exaggerated reporting, even falsification, by news media, environmental publications, and agency reports alike.

Climate Change, Glacier Response, and Vegetation Dynamics in the Himalaya

Author : RB Singh
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319289772
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Climate Change, Glacier Response, and Vegetation Dynamics in the Himalaya written by RB Singh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-06 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides information essential for anyone interested in climate and environmental change of the Himalayan region, including land and resource managers, environmental planners, conservationists, environmentalists, geographers, climatologists, ecologists, and students. The book is unique in its coverage of the current understanding of the science of climate change in the Himalayan mountain system and of the major impacts on physical systems and ecosystems. The book gives an overview of the physical science basis of climate change and explains drivers and processes of glacier and vegetation dynamics. The book covers relevant aspects of accelerated climate change observed in the Himalayan mountain system, and highlights the regional differentiation of climatic changes and associated environmental modifications. The focus is on climate variability and change, and how physical systems and ecosystems respond to climate change impacts. Consequences include impacts on physical systems such as glacier shrinkage, glacial lake outburst floods, altered hydrological characteristics, permafrost warming and thawing, and mass movements on slopes. Climate change is also a powerful stressor on ecosystems and induces range shifts of plant and animal species and alterations in terms of phenology, biomass, plant cover, plant group dominance and species composition. Thus, ecosystem structure and functioning will be strongly affected. The book has an introductory chapter followed by a section on climate change, a section on impacts on glaciers and hydrology, and a section on vegetation dynamics. Each section has several chapters presenting key concepts, major drivers and key processes of environmental change in the Himalayan region from different perspectives. Climate change impacts in the Himalaya have not been studied in much detail, and respective findings were not presented so far in a comprehensive overview. This book summarizes the current knowledge of interactions between climate change and the dynamics of glaciers, hydrology, and vegetation.