Climate And Hydrology Of Mountain Areas
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Climate And Hydrology Of Mountain Areas
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Author : Carmen de Jong
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2005-06-17
Climate And Hydrology Of Mountain Areas written by Carmen de Jong and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-17 with Science categories.
A comprehensive overview of interaction of the major hydrological and meteorological processes in mountain areas ie Cryosphere and Climatic Change, Snow Melt and Soil Water, Run-off and Floods, Water fluxes and Water Balance, Hydro-meteorological Coupling and Modelling. Each section will review recent research in the field and illustrate key interactions with case studies from mountainous regions in Europe, The Americas and Central Asia.
Mountains Sources Of Water Sources Of Knowledge
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Author : Ellen Wiegandt
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-12-20
Mountains Sources Of Water Sources Of Knowledge written by Ellen Wiegandt and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-20 with Science categories.
This book addresses the major challenges in assuring globally sustainable water use. It examines critical contemporary and global issues through the lens of global change processes and with a focus on mountain regions. In doing so, it aims to bring state-of-the-art science from numerous disciplines to bear on important environmental and policy questions related to water resources. The volume will be a boon to a range of readers, from environmental scientists to hydrologists.
Assessment Of The Impacts Of Climate Change On Mountain Hydrology
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Author : Walter Vergara
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2011
Assessment Of The Impacts Of Climate Change On Mountain Hydrology written by Walter Vergara and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Science categories.
"Climate change is beginning to have effects on climate, weather and resource availability in ways that need to be anticipated when planning for the future. In particular, changes in rainfall patterns and temperature may impact the intensity or schedule of water availability. Also the retreat of tropical glaciers, the drying of unique Andean wetland ecosystems, as well as increased weather variability and weather extremes will affect water regulation. These changes have the potential to impact the energy and other sectors, such as agriculture, and could have broader economic effects.Anticipating the impacts of climate change is a new frontier. There are few examples of predictions of the impact of climate change on resource availability and even fewer examples of the applications of such predictions to planning for sustainable economic development. However, having access to an effective methodology would allow planners and policy makers to better plan for adaptation measures to address the consequences of climate change on the power and water sectors.This report presents a summary of the efforts to develop methodological tools for the assessment of climate impacts on surface hydrology in the Peruvian Andes. It is targeted to decision makers in Peru and in other countries to give them guidance on how to choose available and suitable tools and make an assessment of climate impacts on water regulation."
Hydrology In Mountain Regions
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Author : Danny Marks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Hydrology In Mountain Regions written by Danny Marks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Hydrogeology categories.
Global Change And Mountain Regions
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Author : Uli M. Huber
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2006-03-09
Global Change And Mountain Regions written by Uli M. Huber and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-09 with Science categories.
This book gives an overview of the state of research in fields pertaining to the detection, understanding and prediction of global change impacts in mountain regions. More than sixty contributions from paleoclimatology, cryospheric research, hydrology, ecology, and development studies are compiled in this volume, each with an outlook on future research directions. The book will interest meteorologists, geologists, botanists and climatologists.
Impact Of Global Changes On Mountains
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Author : Velma I. Grover
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2014-12-19
Impact Of Global Changes On Mountains written by Velma I. Grover and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-19 with Nature categories.
Mountain regions encompass nearly 24 percent of the total land surface of the earth and are home to approximately 12 percent of the world’s population. Their ecosystems play a critical role in sustaining human life both in the highlands and the lowlands. During recent years, resource use in high mountain areas has changed mainly in response to the globalization of the economy and increased world population. As a result, mountain regions are undergoing rapid environmental change, exploitation, and depletion of natural resources leading to ecological imbalances and economic unsustainability. Moreover, the changing climatic conditions have stressed mountain ecosystems through higher mean annual temperatures and the melting of glaciers and snow. Altered precipitation patterns have also had an impact. This book addresses these critical issues and looks at ways to stop the downward spiral of resource degradation, rural poverty, and food and livelihood insecurity in mountain regions. The book also discusses new and comprehensive approaches to mountain development that are needed to identify sustainable resource development practices, how to strengthen local institutions and knowledge systems, and how to increase the resilience between mountain environments and their inhabitants.
Management Of Mountain Watersheds
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Author : Josef Krecek
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-04-24
Management Of Mountain Watersheds written by Josef Krecek and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-24 with Science categories.
The book aims to address the interdisciplinary targets of watershed management in mountain regions based on the current knowledge of the subject. The focus of the book is particularly on monitoring, research, and modelling the interactions between the climate, water cycle, and aquatic ecosystem. The issues of watershed management in mountain regions in different parts of Europe, Africa, America and Asia have been the central theme of the book, which is basically divided into five sections: Institutional aspects in control of mountain regions; Stream-flow processes in mountain catchments; Water chemistry and biota in mountain streams and lakes; Effects of forest practices and climate change on hydrological phenomena; and Soil conservation and control of floods and landslides. The contributions have been peer-reviewed and the interdisciplinary team of authors includes experts from the specialised areas of geography, hydrology, chemistry, biology, forestry, ecology, economy and sociology. The practical applications and management strategies mentioned in the book, deal with the integrated resource management approach, based on the compromise between the development, conservation/ protection of the nature. Finally, the socio-economic and cultural aspects, and ecosystem prevalent in a mountain catchment are discussed in detail.
Climate And Hydrology Of Mountain Areas
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Author : Carmen de Jong
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2005-06-17
Climate And Hydrology Of Mountain Areas written by Carmen de Jong and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-17 with Science categories.
A comprehensive overview of interaction of the major hydrological and meteorological processes in mountain areas ie Cryosphere and Climatic Change, Snow Melt and Soil Water, Run-off and Floods, Water fluxes and Water Balance, Hydro-meteorological Coupling and Modelling. Each section will review recent research in the field and illustrate key interactions with case studies from mountainous regions in Europe, The Americas and Central Asia.
Cold And Mountain Region Hydrological Systems Under Climate Change
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Author : Alexander Gelfan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Cold And Mountain Region Hydrological Systems Under Climate Change written by Alexander Gelfan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Alpine regions categories.
Mountains Physical Human Environmental And Sociocultural Dynamics
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Author : Mark A. Fonstad
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-12-07
Mountains Physical Human Environmental And Sociocultural Dynamics written by Mark A. Fonstad and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-07 with Science categories.
Mountains have captured the interests and passions of people for thousands of years. Today, millions of people live within mountain regions, and mountain regions are often areas of accelerated environmental change. This edited volume highlights new understanding of mountain environments and mountain peoples around the world. The understanding of mountain environments and peoples has been a focus of individual researchers for centuries; more recently the interest in mountain regions among researchers has been growing rapidly. The articles contained within are from a wide spectrum of researchers from different parts of the world who address physical, political, theoretical, social, empirical, environmental, methodological, and economic issues focused on the geography of mountains and their inhabitants. The articles in this special issue are organized into three themed sections with very loose boundaries between themes: (1) physical dynamics of mountain environments, (2) coupled human–physical dynamics, and (3) sociocultural dynamics in mountain regions. This book was first published as a special issue of the Annals of the American Association of Geographers.