The impacts of climate change on the winter water cycle of the western Himalaya
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DOI: 10.1007/s00382-020-05383-3
Abstract: Some 180 million people depend on the Indus River as a key water resource, fed largely by precipitation falling over the western Himalaya. However, the projected response of western Himalayan precipitation to climate change is… read more here.
Keywords: water; precipitation; western himalaya; himalaya ... See more keywords
Application of “OTSU”—an image segmentation method for differentiation of snow and ice regions of glaciers and assessment of mass budget in Chandra basin, Western Himalaya using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-09945-2
Abstract: In this study, an image segmentation algorithm (“OTSU”) is applied for differentiation of snow/ice regions followed by interpretation of snowlines and estimation of mass budget of glaciers in Chandra basin, Western Himalaya, India between 2014… read more here.
Keywords: snow ice; differentiation snow; mass budget; western himalaya ... See more keywords
Pollen morphology and variability of the Rosa L. species of Western Himalaya in India
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DOI: 10.1007/s10722-020-00967-8
Abstract: The present study aimed to understand the pollen morphological variation among and within the Rosa L. species of Western Himalaya, India, and to investigate whether the pollen characters may help to distinguish these species of… read more here.
Keywords: length; microscopy; rosa species; species western ... See more keywords
Tree ring width variations over western Himalaya in India and its linkage with heat and aridity indices
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-018-3198-y
Abstract: Tree ring chronologies from different sites of western Himalaya have been carried out in relation to rainfall, temperature, palmer drought severity index, and heat and aridity indices of the region. The first principal component which… read more here.
Keywords: tree ring; aridity; western himalaya; aridity indices ... See more keywords
Criteria and indicators for promoting cultivation and conservation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Western Himalaya, India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.03.032
Abstract: Abstract The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) is considered as a rich repository of the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs), and has diverse traditional and modern base of therapeutic knowledge. Inhabitants of the region are traditionally… read more here.
Keywords: cultivation conservation; medicinal aromatic; western himalaya; criteria indicators ... See more keywords
Scaling of Fourier Spectra of strong earthquake ground motion in western Himalaya and northeastern India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.08.010
Abstract: Abstract It is necessary to develop scaling models of various functionals of ground motions for different seismic regions to obtain region-specific motion characterizations for the design of structures and for seismic hazard studies. Until recently,… read more here.
Keywords: motion; western himalaya; soil; scaling fourier ... See more keywords
Stagnation of the Pensilungpa glacier, western Himalaya, India: causes and implications
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DOI: 10.1017/jog.2021.84
Abstract: This study investigates stagnation conditions of the Pensilungpa glacier, western Himalaya. Multiple glacier parameters (length, area, debris extent and thickness, snowline altitude (SLA), velocity, downwasting and ice cliffs) were studied using field measurements (2016–18), high-resolution… read more here.
Keywords: western himalaya; pensilungpa glacier; glacier western; stagnation ... See more keywords
Disentangling source of moisture driving glacier dynamics and identification of 8.2 ka event: evidence from pore water isotopes, Western Himalaya
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71686-4
Abstract: Two atmospheric circulation patterns, the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) and mid-latitude Westerlies control precipitation and thus glacier variability in the Himalaya. However, the role of the ISM and westerlies in controlling climate and thus past… read more here.
Keywords: moisture; mid latitude; ism; evidence ... See more keywords
Livestock and wild herbivores in the western Himalaya: competition or co-existence?
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DOI: 10.11609/jott.2593.9.4.10084-10088
Abstract: Pastoralism is among the major land use practices in the Himalaya and the main source of livelihood for local communities. In naturally occurring herbivore populations, the co-occurrence of native species has evolved through evolutionary processes… read more here.
Keywords: wild herbivores; livestock; herbivores western; western himalaya ... See more keywords
Re-collection of the Black Catchfly Silene nigrescens (Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae) after 130 years from Indian western Himalaya
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DOI: 10.11609/jott.2974.9.7.10476-10479
Abstract: Silene nigrescens has been re-collected after a gap of 130 years from Pangarchulla area of District Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India. This species was earlier collected by J.F. Duthie from the above-mentioned location in 1885. On the… read more here.
Keywords: collection black; western himalaya; silene nigrescens; 130 years ... See more keywords
A food spectrum analysis of three bufonid species (Anura: Bufonidae) from Uttarakhand region of the western Himalaya, India
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DOI: 10.11609/jott.4335.11.13.14663-14671
Abstract: The ecological diversity of insects and its predators like amphibians are important determinants in ecological balance. A total of 1,222 prey items in 84 specimens were examined to contribute the understanding of the diets of… read more here.
Keywords: analysis; himalaya india; spectrum; western himalaya ... See more keywords