Flood hazard mapping of Bagmati Riger in Kathmandu valley using geo-informatics tools

Pages : 1-9

Authors :
Dilip K. Gautam and Ram G. Kharbuja - Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, P.O. Box 406, Kathmandu, Nepal

Keywords : Hydrological Model, Hydrodynamic Model, Geographic Information System, Integrated Water Resources Management, Flood Hazard Map

Multi-sensor remote sensing for computing actual evapotranspiration and its application for irrigation performance assessment in the Roxo irrigation command area, Portugal

Pages : 10-20

Authors :
Pawan Kumar Sen - Freelance Consultant, Kathmandu, Nepal
Ambro Gieske - International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Enschede, The Netherlands

Keywords : SEBAL, irrigation performance assessment, actual evapotranspiration

Characteristics of sediment distribution at Gorai offtake in Bangladesh

Pages : 21-26

Authors :
G.M. Tarekul Islam - Associate Professor, Institute of Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Mrityunjoy Ghosh - Regional Engineer, United Nations Office for Project Services, Kandahar, Afghanistan

Keywords : Sediment, distribution, Gorai river, offtake, nodal point

Assessments of the Effect of Land-use change on Groundwater Storage in Kathmandu valley

Pages : 27-33

Authors :
Madhav Narayan Shrestha - Nepal Water Supply Corporation

Keywords : Land use change, groundwater storage and water balance

Some aspects of Monsoon rainfall in relation to Monsoon failures in Bangladesh

Pages : 34-46

Authors :
Samarendra Karmakar - Bangladesh Meteorological Department, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Keywords : Monsoon, El Nino, La Nina, southwest monsoon, Southern Oscillation Index

Positive degree-day factors for snow and ice ablation and their use to estimate discharge from glacierized basins in the Langtang valley, Nepal

Pages : 47-59

Authors :
Rijan B. Kayastha - Society of Hydrologists and Meteorologists - Nepal

Keywords : glacier, snow and ice ablation, positive degree-day factor, discharge

The analysis of wind speed values for the Western Nepal

Pages : 60-67

Authors :
Janak Lal Nayava - Chairman, Society of Hydrologists and Meteorologists - Nepal

Keywords : western Nepal, evapotranspiration, wind estimation

Hydro-Meteorological Study for the Mountainous Region of Kali Gandaki Basin in Nepal

Pages : 68-76

Authors :
Shiva Prasad Nepal and Suman Kumar Regmi - Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Meteorological Forecasting Division, Kathmandu, Nepal

Keywords : Annapurna Himalaya, Orographic Effect, Rainfall Depth, Gumbel distribution, Lumle

Stormwater Flooding in Dhaka City: Causes and Management

Pages : 77-85

Authors :
M. Shah ALam Khan - Institute of Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Keywords : Flooding, Urban runoff, Stormwater management, Drainage

Estimation of hourly rainfall design intensity from 24-hour maximum rainfall in the context of Nepal

Pages : 86-94

Authors :
Prem Chandra Jha - Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Lalitpur

Keywords : Hourly rainfall design intensity, 24-hour maximum rainfall, Exceedance probalility, Return period, Reduction coefficent and Transfer coefficient

The Fog Episode in Southern Terai Plains of Nepal: Some Observations and Concepts

Pages : 95-100

Authors :
Krishna B. Manandhar - Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Meteorological Forecasting Division, Kathmandu, Nepal

Keywords : Inversion, Subsidence, Convection, Synoptic and Ridge