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Climate Change in the Himalayas : Current State of Knowledge

This paper reviews the literature on the potential biophysical and economic impacts of climate change in the Himalayas. Existing observations indicate that the temperature is rising at a higher rate in Nepal and Chinese regions of the Himalayas com...

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Main Authors: Gautam, Mahesh R., Timilsina, Govinda R., Acharya, Kumud
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
ABSORPTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AIR
AIR POLLUTION
ALBEDO
ALTITUDE
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
ASSESSMENTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ASSESSMENTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
ATMOSPHERE
AUTONOMOUS REGION
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
BASIN REGION
BIOMASS
BIOSPHERE
BLACK CARBON
BLACK CARBON AEROSOLS
CARBON CONCENTRATIONS
CARBON FERTILIZATION
CENTRAL REGION
CENTRAL REGIONS
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLANNING
CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS
CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES
CLIMATE EVENTS
CLIMATE IMPACT
CLIMATE IMPACTS
CLIMATE MODELING
CLIMATE MODELS
CLIMATE PROJECTIONS
CLIMATE RESEARCH
CLIMATE RESEARCH UNIT
CLIMATE SENSITIVE
CLIMATE SENSITIVITIES
CLIMATE SENSITIVITY
CLIMATE VARIATION
CLIMATE VARIATIONS
CLIMATE WARMING
CLIMATES
CLIMATIC CHANGES
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
CLIMATIC EXTREMES
CLIMATIC FACTORS
CLIMATIC INDICES
CLIMATIC PARAMETERS
CLIMATIC VARIABILITY
CLIMATIC VARIABLES
CO2
COAL
COMBUSTION
CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
CROP YIELD
DAILY TEMPERATURE
DIESEL
DRY SEASON
DUST
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ECOSYSTEM
EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
EMISSION
EMISSION SCENARIO
EMISSION SCENARIOS
EMISSIONS
ENDEMIC SPECIES
EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
EVERGREEN FORESTS
EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS
EXTREME EVENTS
EXTREME PRECIPITATION
EXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS
EXTREME TEMPERATURE
EXTREME TEMPERATURES
EXTREME WEATHER
EXTREMES OF TEMPERATURE
FERTILIZATION
FLOODS
FOOD SECURITY
FOREST
FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
FOREST FIRE
FOREST FIRES
FOREST TYPES
FORESTRY
FORESTS
FUELS
FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
GCM
GLACIAL LAKE
GLACIAL LAKE OUTBURST
GLACIAL LAKES
GLACIER AREA
GLACIER MELT
GLACIER MELTING
GLACIER RETREAT
GLACIERS
GLOBAL CLIMATE
GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL
GREEN HOUSE GASES
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HUMAN HEALTH
HUMIDITY
HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS
HYDROLOGY
ICE
ICE CORES
ICE COVER
IMPACT OF CLIMATE
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE
INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE
INDIAN OCEAN REGION
INDICATOR OF CLIMATE CHANGE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
IPCC
IRRIGATION
LAKES
LAND USE
LOW RAINFALL
LOWER RAINFALL
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES
MEAN TEMPERATURE
METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
MONSOON
MONSOONS
MOUNTAIN GLACIERS
MOUNTAIN REGION
MOUNTAIN REGIONS
NATURAL DISASTERS
NEGATIVE IMPACT
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NITROGEN
OZONE
POLAR REGIONS
PRECIPITATION
PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
RAIN
RAINFALL
RAINFALL EXTREMES
RAINFALL PATTERNS
RAINFALL TREND
RATES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
REGIONAL CLIMATE
REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE
REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL
REGIONAL CLIMATES
REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
REGIONAL STUDY
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RICE PRODUCTION
SCIENTISTS
SEASON
SEASONAL PRECIPITATION
SEASONAL RAINFALL
SEASONAL TEMPERATURE
SEDIMENT LOAD
SEDIMENTS
SNOW
SNOWFALL
SOLAR RADIATION
SPATIAL PATTERNS
SPATIAL SCALE
STORMS
SULFATE
SUMMER TEMPERATURE
SURFACE AIR
SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE
SURFACE ALBEDO
SURFACE RUNOFF
TEMPERATE FORESTS
TEMPERATE ZONE
TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE CHANGE
TEMPERATURE DATA
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
TEMPERATURE INCREASE
TEMPERATURE INCREASES
TEMPERATURE RANGE
TEMPERATURE RISE
TEMPORAL ANALYSES
TEMPORAL CORRELATION
TEMPORAL SCALE
TEMPORAL VARIABILITY
TREE SPECIES
TROPOSPHERE
WARMER TEMPERATURES
WARMING CLIMATE
WATER AVAILABILITY
WATER QUALITY
WATER TEMPERATURE
WEATHER EVENTS
WET SEASON
WINTER MONTHS
WINTER RAINFALL
WINTER SEASON
WINTER TEMPERATURE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17935389/climate-change-himalayas-current-state-knowledge
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15875

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