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Overview on snow and ice avalanches in High Mountain Asia (HMA)
, 2023 The 28th IUGG General Assembly (IUGG2023) (Berlin 2023)
Acharya, A. +6 more
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Remote Sensing, 2020 Meltwater from the glaciers in High Mountain Asia plays a critical role in water availability and food security in central and southern Asia. However, observations of glacier ablation and accumulation rates are limited in spatial and temporal scale due ...
Rosie R. Bisset +5 more
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Ecology of the non-native snail Sinotaia cf quadrata (Caenogastropoda: Viviparidae). A study in a lowland stream of South America with different water qualities [PDF]
, 2017 Sinotaia quadrata is a snail native from Asia recorded for the first time in South America in 2009 in central Argentina. In 2015, this species was also found in a lowland stream with different water qualities. Our aims were to contribute to the knowledge
Altieri, Paula Daniela +5 more
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Wind blowing snow processes: A framework in high mountain Asia
, 2023 The 28th IUGG General Assembly (IUGG2023) (Berlin 2023)
Li, G. +4 more
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, 2013 Beneath the gloss of Asia’s newfound prosperity lies an unsettling reality. Rising inequality has denied the benefits of Asia’s economic growth to many millions of its citizens.
Asian Development Bank
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The Legend You Thought You Knew: Text and Screen Representations of Puteri Gunung Ledang [PDF]
, 2010 This article traces the evolution of narratives about the supernatural woman said to live on Gunung Ledang, from oral folklore to sixteenth-century courtly texts to contemporary films.
Hijjas, Mulaika
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Verification of the Convection-Allowing Ensemble System over the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region During the 2018 and 2019 Pre-Monsoon Severe Thunderstorm Seasons [PDF]
Some of the most intense thunderstorms on the planet occur in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region of South-Central Asia. NASA/SERVIR Applied Sciences Team competitive project to develop capacity of severe thunderstorm monitoring and forecasting tool for
Case, Jonathan L. +3 more
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‘Mountain resorts’: origins and evolution [PDF]
, 2009 The paper discusses the background for the emergence of such ‘mountain resorts’, their types and changes in their mode of operation. Some theoretical and practical issues will be illustrated with examples derived from Europe, North America, Asia and ...
Kowalczyk, Andrzej
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Environmental Research CommunicationsThe rise in temperature as a consequence of climate change has significantly impacted the environmental, social, and economic systems worldwide, especially over complex terrains like High Mountain Asia (HMA). Assessment of the associated climate risks is
Anju Vijayan Nair +4 more
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Remote Sensing Of The Cryosphere In High Mountain Asia [PDF]
High Mountain Asia (HMA), often referred to as the "third pole" of the world because its high elevation glaciers, contains the largest amount of fresh water outside the polar ice sheets.
Arendt, Anthony +5 more
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