A massive rock and ice avalanche caused the 2021 disaster at Chamoli, Indian Himalaya

DH Shugar, M Jacquemart, D Shean, S Bhushan… - Science, 2021 - science.org
On 7 February 2021, a catastrophic mass flow descended the Ronti Gad, Rishiganga, and
Dhauliganga valleys in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India, causing widespread devastation and …

Upstream-downstream linkages of hydrological processes in the Himalayan region

S Nepal, WA Flügel, AB Shrestha - Ecological Processes, 2014 - Springer
Understanding the upstream-downstream linkages in hydrological processes is essential for
water resources planning in river basins. Although there are many studies of individual …

Widespread aggradation in the mountainous catchment of the Alaknanda–Ganga River System: timescales and implications to Hinterland–foreland relationships

Y Ray, P Srivastava - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
Cut-and-fill type fluvial terraces are ubiquitous in the Lesser Himalayan zone of the
Alaknanda–Ganga (Ganges) rivers system, which flows perpendicular to Himalayan …

[HTML][HTML] Food, water, and energy security in South Asia: A nexus perspective from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region☆

G Rasul - Environmental Science & Policy, 2014 - Elsevier
With limited land resources, inadequate energy supply, and growing water stress, South
Asia faces the challenge of providing enough water and energy to grow enough food for the …

[图书][B] Land, water and development: sustainable and adaptive management of rivers

M Newson - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
Water is newsworthy: there is, or will be, a world water crisis. Aggravated by climate change,
we are approaching the limits of human exploitation of freshwater resources, notably in …

A 1000-year history of large floods in the Upper Ganga catchment, central Himalaya, India

RJ Wasson, YP Sundriyal, S Chaudhary… - Quaternary Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
Determining the frequency, magnitude and causes of large floods over long periods in the
flood-prone Himalaya is important for estimating the likelihood of future floods. A thousand …

Reconstruction of Last Glacial to early Holocene monsoon variability from relict lake sediments of the Higher Central Himalaya, Uttrakhand, India

N Juyal, RK Pant, N Basavaiah, R Bhushan… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2009 - Elsevier
Proglacial lake sediments at Goting in the Higher Central Himalaya were analyzed to
reconstruct the summer monsoon variability during the Last Glacial to early Holocene …

Late Quaternary fluvial aggradation and incision in the monsoon‐dominated Alaknanda valley, Central Himalaya, Uttrakhand, India

N Juyal, Y Sundriyal, N Rana… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The present study aims to explain the spatial and temporal variability in phases of
aggradation/incision in response to changes in climate and seismicity during the late …

Evidences of neotectonic activity along Goriganga river, higher central Kumaun Himalaya, India

GC Kothyari, BS Kotlia, R Talukdar, CC Pant… - Geological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This paper focuses on the analysis of geomorphic landform development, particularly
between the Trans Himadri Fault and the Main Central Thrust including Berinag Thrust and …

Conceptual assessment of (dis) connectivity and its application to the Ganga River dispersal system

V Jain, SK Tandon - Geomorphology, 2010 - Elsevier
Connectivity in river dispersal systems is an important evolving concept and helps in
understanding their dynamics. In this study, the types of connectivity have been defined on …