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HIMALA: Climate Impacts on Glaciers, Snow, and Hydrology in the Himalayan RegionGlaciers are the largest reservoir of freshwater on Earth, supporting one third of the world s population. The Himalaya possess one of the largest resources of snow and ice, which act as a freshwater reservoir for more than 1.3 billion people. This article describes a new project called HIMALA, which focuses on utilizing satellite-based products for better understanding of hydrological processes of the river basins of the region. With support from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), together with its partners and member countries, has been working on the application of satellite-based rainfall estimates for flood prediction. The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) partners are working with ICIMOD to incorporate snowmelt and glacier melt into a widely used hydrological model. Thus, through improved modeling of the contribution of snow and ice meltwater to river flow in the region, the HIMALA project will improve the ability of ICIMOD and its partners to understand the impact of weather and climate on floods, droughts, and other water- and climate-induced natural hazards in the Himalayan region in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Document ID
20110015312
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-10-00071.1
Authors
Brown, Molly Elizabeth (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Ouyang, Hua (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Kathmandu, Nepal)
Habib, Shahid (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Shrestha, Basanta (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Kathmandu, Nepal)
Shrestha, Mandira (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Kathmandu, Nepal)
Panday, Prajjwal (Clark Univ. Worcester, MA, United States)
Tzortziou, Maria (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Policelli, Frederick (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Artan, Guleid (Geological Survey Sioux Falls, SD, United States)
Giriraj, Amarnath (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Kathmandu, Nepal)
Bajracharya, Sagar R. (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Kathmandu, Nepal)
Racoviteanu, Adina (Colorado Univ. Boulder, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 2010
Publication Information
Publication: Mountain Research and Development
Publisher: International Mountain Society
Volume: 30
Issue: 4
ISSN: 0276-4741
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Report/Patent Number
GSFC.JA.4677.2011
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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