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dc.contributor.authorDimri, A. P.
dc.contributor.authorAllen, S.
dc.contributor.authorHuggel, C.
dc.contributor.authorMal, S.
dc.contributor.authorBallesteros-Canovas, J. A.
dc.contributor.authorRohrer, M.
dc.contributor.authorShukla, A.
dc.contributor.authorTiwari, P.
dc.contributor.authorMaharana, P.
dc.contributor.authorBolch, T.
dc.contributor.authorThayyen, R. J.
dc.contributor.authorStoffel, M.
dc.contributor.authorPandey, Aayushi
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-21T09:36:01Z
dc.date.available2021-04-21T09:36:01Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-10
dc.identifier273874052
dc.identifier61591afd-285a-439d-ab35-b8c84f5c97c6
dc.identifier000626722900022
dc.identifier85104743443
dc.identifier.citationDimri , A P , Allen , S , Huggel , C , Mal , S , Ballesteros-Canovas , J A , Rohrer , M , Shukla , A , Tiwari , P , Maharana , P , Bolch , T , Thayyen , R J , Stoffel , M & Pandey , A 2021 , ' Climate change, cryosphere and impacts in the Indian Himalayan Region ' , Current Science , vol. 120 , no. 5 , pp. 774-790 . https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v120/i5/774-790en
dc.identifier.issn0011-3891
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-8201-5059/work/92775796
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/23065
dc.descriptionThis study has benefitted from collaborations promoted by the Indian Himalayas Climate Adaptation Programme (www.ihcap.in), a project under the Global Programme Climate Change and Environment of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation in cooperation with the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (GoI), and with support from the Government of Himachal Pradesh and National Mission of Himalayan Studies, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, GoI.en
dc.description.abstractClimate change and related impacts over the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) remains poorly quantified. The present study reviews observed and modelled changes in the climate, cryosphere and impacts related to hazards, agriculture and ecosystems. An increasing temperature trend over the IHR is reported, which over a few locations is found to be higher than the global average. For precipitation, a complex and inconsistent response with considerable variation in the sign and magnitude of change is observed. Future projections show significant warming. Climate-driven changes and impacts are clearly observed. Snow cover has declined since the 1960s, with an enhanced decreasing trend during the 1990s and variable trends since 2000. Glaciers are losing mass and retreating at varying rates since the early 20th century, with an exception over the Karakoram region. An observed heterogeneous response of glaciers to atmospheric warming is controlled by regional variations in topography, debris cover, circulation and precipitation. Initial assessments of permafrost extent of 1 million km(2) across the IHR roughly translate into 14 times the glacier area. Extreme floods represent the most frequent natural disaster in the IHR. Studies have highlighted the significant threat from glacial lakes. Landslides occur in combination with heavy rainfall and flooding, with poor land- use practices such as road-cutting and deforestation being additional drivers. Climate change has also stressed traditional subsistence agriculture and food systems. Improving systematic and coordinated monitoring of climate and related impacts is crucial to contribute to effective climate change adaptation and response strategies.
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dc.format.extent3127487
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofCurrent Scienceen
dc.subjectClimate changeen
dc.subjectCryosphereen
dc.subjectGlacieren
dc.subjectPermafrosten
dc.subjectRun-offen
dc.subjectG Geography (General)en
dc.subject3rd-DASen
dc.subjectSDG 13 - Climate Actionen
dc.subjectSDG 15 - Life on Landen
dc.subjectACen
dc.subject.lccG1en
dc.titleClimate change, cryosphere and impacts in the Indian Himalayan Regionen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Geography & Sustainable Developmenten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Bell-Edwards Geographic Data Instituteen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Environmental Change Research Groupen
dc.identifier.doi10.18520/cs/v120/i5/774-790
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.currentscience.ac.in/show.issue.php?volume=120&issue=05en


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