GCMs Derived Projection of Precipitation and Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Variation over N-W Himalayan Region

Pages : 1-14

Authors :
Dharmaveer Singh - GIS Cell, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad- 211004, India
R.D. Gupta - Department of Civil Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad- 211004, Uttar Pradesh, India
Sanjay K. Jain - Scientist-F, Water Resources Systems Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee- 247667, India

Keywords : CGCM3, HadCM3, Statistical downscaling method, Precipitation

Assessment of Impacts of Climate Change and Adaptation Measures for Maize Production in East Sikkim, India

Pages : 15-27

Authors :
Proloy Deb and S. Babel - Water Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand

Keywords : Climate change, Crop modeling, agro-adaptation, North East India, IPCC scenarios

Impact of Climate Change on the Snow Hydrology of Koshi River Basin

Pages : 28-44

Authors :
A. Khadka - Nepal Development Research Institute, Shree durbar Tole, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal
L. P. Devkota - Nepal Development Research Institute, Shree durbar Tole, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal
R. B. Kayastha -Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Science, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal

Keywords : Climate change, Snow hydrology, Degree day factor, Koshi Basin, SRM Modeling

UV Index and Total Ozone Column Climatology of Nepal Himalaya Using TOMS and OMI Data

Pages : 45-59

Authors :
R.R. Sharma - Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Kathmandu, Nepal
B. Kjeldstad and P. J. Espy - Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

Keywords : UV index, Total Ozone Column, Nepal Himalayas, TOMS/OMI data, Climatology, NILU UV

Impact of Climate Change on River Discharge and Rainfall Pattern: A Case Study from Marshyangdi River basin, Nepal

Pages : 60-73

Authors :
Achut Parajuli - Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University / Himalayan Cryosphere Climate and Disaster Research Center, Kathmandu University
Lochan Prasad Devkota and Tirtha Raj Adhikari - Central Department of Hydrology & Meteorology, Tribhuvan University
Susmita Dhakal - Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University
Rijan Bhakta Kayastha - Himalayan Cryosphere Climate and Disaster Research Center, Kathmandu University

Keywords : Climate Change, Marshyangdi basin, HBV Light, Nepal Himalaya

Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in View of Contribution of Runoff Components in Stream Flow: A Case Study from Langtang Basin, Nepal

Pages : 74-84

Authors :
Bikas Chandra Bhattarai - Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu Nepal
Dhananjay Regmi - Central Department of Geography, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Keywords : Climate change, Himalayas, Langtang basin, MODIS snow, Snow Melt

Estimation of Discharge From Upper Kabul River Basin, Afghanistan Using the Snowmelt Runoff Model

Pages : 85-94

Authors :
HafizullahRasouli - Himalayan Cryosphere, Climate and Disaster Research Centre, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Science, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal / Department of Geology, Faculty of Geosciences, Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan
Rijan B. Kayastha, Bikas C. Bhattarai and Ahuti Shrestha - Himalayan Cryosphere, Climate and Disaster Research Centre, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Science, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal
Hedayatullah Arian - Himalayan Cryosphere, Climate and Disaster Research Centre, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Science, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal / Department of Hydro-Meteorology, Faculty of Geosciences, Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan
Richard Armstrong - National Snow and Ice Data Centre, The University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

Keywords : Snowmelt, Snowmelt Runoff Model, Upper Kabul River basin, MODIS

Influence of a Debris Layer on the Melting ofIce on Lirung Glacier, Langtang Valley, Rasuwa, Nepal

Pages : 95-108

Authors :
Sonika Shahi, Rijan B. Kayastha and Prashant Baral - Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Science, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Pradeep K. Mool - Integrated Water and Hazard Management, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal

Keywords : Debris cover, Himalayan glacier, Lirung Glacier, ice melt, Energy flux

Application of the Snowmelt Runoff Model in the Salang River Basin, Afghanistan Using MODIS Satellite Data

Pages : 109-118

Authors :
Hedayatullah Arian - Himalayan Cryosphere, Climate and Disaster Research Centre, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Science, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal / Department of Hydro-Meteorology, Faculty of Geosciences, Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan
Rijan B. Kayastha, Bikas C. Bhattarai and Ahuti Shrestha - Himalayan Cryosphere, Climate and Disaster Research Centre, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Science, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal
Hafizullah Rasoul - Himalayan Cryosphere, Climate and Disaster Research Centre, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Science, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal / Department of Geology, Faculty of Geosciences, Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan
Richard Armstrong - National Snow and Ice Data Centre, The University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

Keywords : Snowmelt Runoff Model (SRM), Salang River basin, snowmelt, river discharge

Heavy metals Fractionation in Bagmati River Sediments, Nepal

Pages : 119-128

Authors :
Sadhana Pradhanang Kayastha - Central Department of Environmental Science, Kirtipur, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Keywords : heavy metals, sediments, Bagmati River, distribution, mobile