Assessment Of The Impacts Of Climate Change On Mountain Hydrology

Author : Walter Vergara,Alejandro Deeb,Irene Leino
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780821386637

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Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Mountain Hydrology by Walter Vergara,Alejandro Deeb,Irene Leino Pdf

"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."

Author : Velma I. Grover,Axel Borsdorf,Jürgen Breuste,Prakash Chandra Tiwari,Flavia Witkowski Frangetto
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781482208917

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Impact of Global Changes on Mountains by Velma I. Grover,Axel Borsdorf,Jürgen Breuste,Prakash Chandra Tiwari,Flavia Witkowski Frangetto Pdf

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

Author : J. A. A. Jones
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Science
ISBN : 0792343298

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Regional Hydrological Response to Climate Change by J. A. A. Jones Pdf

1. Predicting the Hydrological Effects of Climate Change.- Section I Sensitivity of the Global Hydrosphere Section Summary.- 2. An Introduction to Global Water Dynamics.- 3. Modelling the Biospheric Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle: Upscaling Processes and Downscaling Weather Data.- 4. Trends in Historical Steamflow Records.- Section II Regional Implications of Global Warming Section Summary.- 5. Hydrology of Northern North America under Global Warming.- 6. Current Evidence on the Likely Impact of Global Warming on Hydrological Regimes in Europe.- 7. The Impact of Climatic Warming on Hydrological Regimes in China: An Overview.- Section III Precipitation Change and Variability Section Summary.- 8. The Influence of Topography, Season and Circulation on Spatial Patterns of Daily Precipitation.- 9. Use of Artificial Neural Networks in Precipitation Forecasting.- 10. Generation of Sequences of Air Temperature and Precipitation for Estimation of the Hydrological Cycle in Changing Climatic Conditions in Poland.- 11. Some Aspects of Climatic Fluctuation at Four Stations on the Tibetan Plateau during the Last 40 Years.- 12. The Influences of the North Atlantic Oscillation, the El Niño/Southern Oscillation and the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation on Winter Precipitation in Ireland.- Section IV Impacts on Snow, Ice and Meltwaters Section Summary.- 13. Runoff Formation and Discharge Modelling of a Glacierized Basin in the Tianshan Mountains.- 14. Impact of Future Climate Change on Glacier Runoff and the Possibilities for Artificially Increasing Melt Water Runoff in the Aral Sea Basin.- 15. Glaciers and Snowcover in Central Asia as Indicators of Climate Change in the Earth-Ocean-Atmosphere System.- 16. Global Warming and the Trend toward Dryness in the Frigid High Mountains and Plateau of Western China.- Section V The Water Balance and Changing Regional Resources Section Summary.- 17. A Method to Assess the Effects of Climatic Warming on the Water Balance of Mountainous Regions.- 18. Sensitivity Analyses for the Impact of Global Warming on Water Resources in Wales.- 19. Potential Hydrological Responses to Climate Change in Australia.- 20. Dynamics of Stage Fluctuation in Yangzhouyongcuo Lake, Tibetan Plateau.- 21. Derivation of Surface Temperature, Albedo, and Radiative Fluxes over the Tibetan Plateau Based on Satellite Measurement.- 22. Climatic Warming and its Impact on the Water Resources of the Yalong River, China.- 23. The Probable Impact of Global Change on the Water Resources of Patagonia, Argentina.- 24. Long Term Trends in the Water Balance of Central Japan.- Conclusions.- 25. The Impact of Global Warming on Regional Hydrology and Future Research Priorities.

Author : Thorsten Wagener,Stewart W. Franks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1901502082

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Regional Hydrological Impacts of Climatic Change: Impact assessment and decision making by Thorsten Wagener,Stewart W. Franks Pdf

Author : Assefa M. Melesse,Wossenu Abtew,Gabriel Senay
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128159996

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Extreme Hydrology and Climate Variability by Assefa M. Melesse,Wossenu Abtew,Gabriel Senay Pdf

Extreme Hydrology and Climate Variability: Monitoring, Modelling, Adaptation and Mitigation is a compilation of contributions by experts from around the world who discuss extreme hydrology topics, from monitoring, to modeling and management. With extreme climatic and hydrologic events becoming so frequent, this book is a critical source, adding knowledge to the science of extreme hydrology. Topics covered include hydrometeorology monitoring, climate variability and trends, hydrological variability and trends, landscape dynamics, droughts, flood processes, and extreme events management, adaptation and mitigation. Each of the book's chapters provide background and theoretical foundations followed by approaches used and results of the applied studies. This book will be highly used by water resource managers and extreme event researchers who are interested in understanding the processes and teleconnectivity of large-scale climate dynamics and extreme events, predictability, simulation and intervention measures. Presents datasets used and methods followed to support the findings included, allowing readers to follow these steps in their own research Provides variable methodological approaches, thus giving the reader multiple hydrological modeling information to use in their work Includes a variety of case studies, thus making the context of the book relatable to everyday working situations for those studying extreme hydrology Discusses extreme event management, including adaption and mitigation

Author : Velma I. Grover
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781466577503

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Impact of Climate Change on Water and Health by Velma I. Grover Pdf

Since the hydrological cycle is so intricately linked to the climate system, any change in climate impacts the water cycle in terms of change in precipitation patterns, melting of snow and ice, increased evaporation, increased atmospheric water vapor and changes in soil moisture and run off. Consequently, climate change could result in floods in so

Author : Uli M. Huber,Harald K.M. Bugmann,Mel A. Reasoner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402035081

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Global Change and Mountain Regions by Uli M. Huber,Harald K.M. Bugmann,Mel A. Reasoner Pdf

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.

Author : Bharati, Luna,Bhattarai, Utsav,Khadka, Ambika,Gurung, Pabitra,Neumann, L. E.,Penton, D. J.,Dhaubanjar, Sanita,Nepal, S.
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789290908852

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From the mountains to the plains by Bharati, Luna,Bhattarai, Utsav,Khadka, Ambika,Gurung, Pabitra,Neumann, L. E.,Penton, D. J.,Dhaubanjar, Sanita,Nepal, S. Pdf

Author : Jan C. van Dam
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003-10-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521543312

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Impacts of Climate Change and Climate Variability on Hydrological Regimes by Jan C. van Dam Pdf

Examines the implications of possible climate changes and variability on both global and regional water resources.

Author : Carmen de Jong,David N. Collins,Roberto Ranzi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005-06-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 0470858141

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Climate and Hydrology of Mountain Areas by Carmen de Jong,David N. Collins,Roberto Ranzi Pdf

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.

Author : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group II.,Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Publisher : Australian Government Publishing Service
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015026522675

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Climate Change by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group II.,Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Pdf

Author : Anthony Arendt,Summer Rupper,Sujay V. Kumar,David Rounce,Nir Krakauer
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889663569

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Collaborative Research to Address Changes in the Climate, Hydrology and Cryosphere of High Mountain Asia by Anthony Arendt,Summer Rupper,Sujay V. Kumar,David Rounce,Nir Krakauer Pdf

Author : European Environment Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : STANFORD:36105213109072

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Regional Climate Change and Adaptation by European Environment Agency Pdf

Author : Holger Treidel,Jose Luis Martin-Bordes,Jason J. Gurdak
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780203120767

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Climate Change Effects on Groundwater Resources by Holger Treidel,Jose Luis Martin-Bordes,Jason J. Gurdak Pdf

Climate change is expected to modify the hydrological cycle and affect freshwater resources. Groundwater is a critical source of fresh drinking water for almost half of the worlds population and it also supplies irrigated agriculture. Groundwater is also important in sustaining streams, lakes, wetlands, and associated ecosystems. But despite this,

Author : Ramesh S.V. Teegavarapu,Elpida Kolokytha,Carlos de Oliveira Galvão
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000293951

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Climate Change-Sensitive Water Resources Management by Ramesh S.V. Teegavarapu,Elpida Kolokytha,Carlos de Oliveira Galvão Pdf

The book provides an overview of climate change-sensitive water resources management with consideration of adaptation approaches, the assessment of climate change impacts, current contemporary management techniques, and ecological responses. Comprehensive assessments and studies from eight countries using innovative approaches that aid water management under evolving climates are documented. Topics ranging from hydrologic design to management and policy responses to climate change are discussed, which demonstrate updated theories that highlight methods, tools, and experiences on the topic of water resources under climate change. The generic approaches discussed, and their applications to different climate change-related problems, make this book appealing to a global readership. The practical and applied methodologies presented in the book and through insightful case studies discussed will provide readers worldwide with ready-to-use information to manage water resources sustainably under evolving climate. This book is ideally suited for water resource managers, scientists, professionals from water management agencies, graduate students, and national laboratory agencies responsible for water and environmental management.