Himalayas

Permafrost estimation model in Upper Indus Basin

Abstract Remotely sensed topo-climatic factors, potential incoming solar radiation (PISR), land surface temperature (LST), topographic wetness index (TWI), Surface emissivity, and …

Aayushi Pandey
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Permafrost in the Upper Indus Basin: An active layer dynamics

Abstract Permafrost in the Upper Indus Basin (UIB) in Ladakh, India, is a critical water source and is less studied. Identifying permafrost and its characteristics is a crucial …

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John Mohd Wani
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Inferring Permafrost in the Indian Himalayas

Providing the first-ever field-based permafrost characteristics in the Indian Himalayan region.

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John Mohd Wani
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The surface energy balance in a cold and arid permafrost environment, Ladakh, Himalayas, India

Abstract Recent studies have shown the cold and arid trans-Himalayan region comprises significant areas underlain by permafrost. While the information on the permafrost …

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John Mohd Wani
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Single-year thermal regime and inferred permafrost occurrence in the upper Ganglass catchment of the cold-arid Himalaya, Ladakh, India

Abstract Cold-arid regions of the trans-Himalaya in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) is suspected to have a significant area of permafrost. However, information on the ground …

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John Mohd Wani
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Assessment of Trends and Variability of Rainfall and Temperature for the District of Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, India

Abstract Climate variability, particularly, that of the annual air temperature and precipitation, has received a great deal of attention worldwide. The magnitude of the variability …

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John Mohd Wani
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