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Author : Edward D. Derbyshire
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Quaternary of the Karakoram and Himalaya written by Edward D. Derbyshire and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jan Kalvoda
Publisher : Elsevier Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Geomorphological Record of the Quaternary Orogeny in the Himalaya and the Karakoram written by Jan Kalvoda and published by Elsevier Publishing Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is suitable for specialists in the fields of geomorphology, physical geology, glaciology, geodynamics, geology, geophysics and readers interested in the High Asian mountain ranges.
Author : John F. Shroder Jr.
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134919778
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)
Download or read book Himalaya to the Sea written by John F. Shroder Jr. and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-26 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Lawrence L. Malinconico
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (138 download)
Download or read book Tectonics of the Western Himalayas written by Lawrence L. Malinconico and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kenneth Hewitt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400763115
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)
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 378 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.
Author : Sir Sidney Gerald Burrard
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Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Sketch of the Geography and Geology of the Himalaya Mountains and Tibet written by Sir Sidney Gerald Burrard and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sir Sidney Gerald Burrard
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Total Pages : 122 pages
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Download or read book A Sketch of the Geography and Geology of the Himalaya Mountains and Tibet: The principal mountain ranges of Asia written by Sir Sidney Gerald Burrard and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nicolas Houlié
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (843 download)
Download or read book Quaternary Rupture Behavior of the Karakoram Fault and Its Relation to the Dynamics of the Continental Lithosphere, NW Himalaya-West Tibet written by Nicolas Houlié and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Herbert H. T. Prins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108132685
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Bird Migration across the Himalayas written by Herbert H. T. Prins and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birds migrating across the Himalayan region fly over the highest peaks in the world, facing immense physiological and climatic challenges. The authors show the different strategies used by birds to cope with these challenges. Many wetland avian species are seen in the high-altitude lakes of the Himalayas and the adjoining Tibetan Plateau, such as Bar-Headed Geese. Ringing programmes have generated information about origins and destinations, and this book is the first to present information on the bird's exact migratory paths. Capitalising on knowledge generated through satellite telemetry, the authors describe the migratory routes of a multitude of birds flying over or skirting the Himalayas. The myriad of threats to migratory birds and the wetland system in the Central Asian Flyway are discussed, with ways to mitigate them. This volume will inform and persuade policy-makers and conservation practitioners to take appropriate measures for the long-term survival of this unique migration.
Author : Geological Society of London
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862390614
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (96 download)
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:
Author : M. P. Searle
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199653003
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)
Download or read book Colliding Continents written by M. P. Searle and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gargantuan geological forces created the spectacular mountain ranges of the Himalaya and Karakoram. Mike Searle, one of the world's most experienced field geologists, tells the scientific story, illustrating it with his own photographs, and accounts of his mountaineering and research in the region.
Author : Vijay P. Singh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048126428
Total Pages : 1301 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (481 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers written by Vijay P. Singh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-29 with total page 1301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The earth’s cryosphere, which includes snow, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, ice shelves, sea ice, river and lake ice, and permafrost, contains about 75% of the earth’s fresh water. It exists at almost all latitudes, from the tropics to the poles, and plays a vital role in controlling the global climate system. It also provides direct visible evidence of the effect of climate change, and, therefore, requires proper understanding of its complex dynamics. This encyclopedia mainly focuses on the various aspects of snow, ice and glaciers, but also covers other cryospheric branches, and provides up-to-date information and basic concepts on relevant topics. It includes alphabetically arranged and professionally written, comprehensive and authoritative academic articles by well-known international experts in individual fields. The encyclopedia contains a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from the atmospheric processes responsible for snow formation; transformation of snow to ice and changes in their properties; classification of ice and glaciers and their worldwide distribution; glaciation and ice ages; glacier dynamics; glacier surface and subsurface characteristics; geomorphic processes and landscape formation; hydrology and sedimentary systems; permafrost degradation; hazards caused by cryospheric changes; and trends of glacier retreat on the global scale along with the impact of climate change. This book can serve as a source of reference at the undergraduate and graduate level and help to better understand snow, ice and glaciers. It will also be an indispensable tool containing specialized literature for geologists, geographers, climatologists, hydrologists, and water resources engineers; as well as for those who are engaged in the practice of agricultural and civil engineering, earth sciences, environmental sciences and engineering, ecosystem management, and other relevant subjects.
Author : Manish Pandey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119787726
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (197 download)
Download or read book Advances in Remote Sensing Technology and the Three Poles written by Manish Pandey and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-12-12 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ADVANCES IN REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY AND THE THREE POLES Covers recent advances in remote sensing technology applied to the “Three Poles”, a concept encompassing the Arctic, Antarctica, and the Himalayas Advances in Remote Sensing Technology and the Three Poles is a multidisciplinary approach studying the lithosphere, hydrosphere (encompassing both limnosphere, and oceanosphere), atmosphere, biosphere, and anthroposphere, of the Arctic, the Antarctic and the Himalayas. The drastic effects of climate change on polar environments bring to the fore the often subtle links between climate change and processes in the hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere, while unanswered questions of the polar regions will help plan and formulate future research projects. Sample topics covered in the work include: Terrestrial net primary production of the Arctic and modeling of Arctic landform evolution Glaciers and glacial environments, including a geological, geophysical, and geospatial survey of Himalayan glaciers Sea ice dynamics in the Antarctic region under a changing climate, the Quaternary geology and geomorphology of Antarctica Continuous satellite missions, data availability, and the nature of future satellite missions, including scientific data sharing policies in different countries Software, tools, models, and remote sensing technology for investigating polar and other environments For postgraduates and researchers working in remote sensing, photogrammetry, and landscape evolution modeling, Advances in Remote Sensing Technology and the Three Poles is a crucial resource for understanding current technological capabilities in the field along with the latest scientific research that has been conducted in polar areas.
Author : Hermann Kreutzmann
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Karakoram in Transition written by Hermann Kreutzmann and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006-09-28 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the age of globalization the interconnectedness of world regions is perceived to a much higher degree than ever before. The remoteness of mountain areas has been converted into a view of mountains as a resource centre from where life-spending water originates, as an abode of pristine cultures, herbs, and niches. Pakistan incorporates some of the highest mountain regions, and the Karakorams have been one of the least known for many centuries. Here we find some of the steepest slopes, mass mobilization, earthquakes and the water towers of humankind. At the same time these areas are of geopolitical interest in boundary making and control. Trade routes of the caravan age have been transformed into motorable roads such as the Karakoram Highway. The impact of these changes are addressed in this book in which for the first time eminent scholars from various disciplines cooperate in an international effort to combine state of the art research results about the Hunza Valley. The academic interest in different aspects from culture, ecology, economy and development has been the starting point for presenting the Hunza Valley as an example of high mountain research from which new insights into sustainable mountain development can be derived. Therefore the focus on a specific valley opens methodological and conceptual venues based on sound empirical data from fieldwork experiences. The Hunza Valley can be considered as an arena of research and development for half a century. With this book the most recent insights are presented in a holistic effort.
Author : Jan Kalvoda
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303158421X
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)
Download or read book The Nature of Geomorphological Hazards in the Nepal Himalaya written by Jan Kalvoda and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kenneth Hewitt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401720371
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Landscapes of Transition written by Kenneth Hewitt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume had its origins in an international symposium organised by the Cold Regions Research Centre, and held at Wilfrid Laurier University in November, 1999. The chapters are modified from a selection of the papers at the meeting, and reflect reviews and revisions in light of discussions then. The original idea for the meeting was to address certain questions that the organisers were encountering in their own work, and that we felt had received limited attention in the recent literature. The two broad issues we wanted to address were: the complex associations of actual landforms and processes in cold regions, and how the almost universal legacies of past, different cold environments of the late Quaternary affect these landscapes in the present. The former involves the problem of identifying landform and sediment complexes, and the interrelations of relevant processes. We sought to identify this in terms oflandform and sediment assemblages appropriate to regional and field-oriented concerns.
Author : A.P. Dimri
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030296849
Total Pages : 577 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Himalayan Weather and Climate and their Impact on the Environment written by A.P. Dimri and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-08 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book proposes a unique and comprehensive integrated synthesis of the current understanding of the science of Himalayan dynamics and its manifestations on physical systems and ecosystems at different spatial and temporal scales. In particular, this work covers relevant aspects of weather and climate, paleoclimate, snow, glacier and hydrology, ecology/forestry among other topics associated with the Himalayas. It highlights the role of the Himalayas in defining local to regional to global scale impact on weather and climate. It includes Himalayan impact on defining physical basis of changing glacier systems, permafrost melting/thawing, climate variability, and hydrological balances. As a result, this volume represents an important synthesized overview both for environmental and earth science researchers, and for policy makers and stakeholders interested in the physical and dynamical processes associated with the Himalayan massif.
