Factors influencing river discharge variability in the Himalayan mountain region: a case study of two catchments with contrasting geographical settings

This study examined variabilities in precipitation, temperature, river discharge and land use/land cover in two of the Ganges sub-catchments in the Himalayan mountains region of Nepal using historical data between 1970 and 2017. Urban land increased substantially in Bagmati catchment while snow/glac...

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Main Author: Tuladhar, Dinesh
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2021
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89144
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description This study examined variabilities in precipitation, temperature, river discharge and land use/land cover in two of the Ganges sub-catchments in the Himalayan mountains region of Nepal using historical data between 1970 and 2017. Urban land increased substantially in Bagmati catchment while snow/glacier cover decreased in the Marsyangdi catchment. Precipitation showed decreasing trend while minimum and maximum temperatures as well as diurnal temperature range were increasing. Consequently, river discharge in Bagmati catchment was decreasing but was increasing in Marsyangdi basin.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-891442022-08-08T08:00:14Z Factors influencing river discharge variability in the Himalayan mountain region: a case study of two catchments with contrasting geographical settings Tuladhar, Dinesh This study examined variabilities in precipitation, temperature, river discharge and land use/land cover in two of the Ganges sub-catchments in the Himalayan mountains region of Nepal using historical data between 1970 and 2017. Urban land increased substantially in Bagmati catchment while snow/glacier cover decreased in the Marsyangdi catchment. Precipitation showed decreasing trend while minimum and maximum temperatures as well as diurnal temperature range were increasing. Consequently, river discharge in Bagmati catchment was decreasing but was increasing in Marsyangdi basin. 2021 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89144 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Tuladhar, Dinesh
Factors influencing river discharge variability in the Himalayan mountain region: a case study of two catchments with contrasting geographical settings
title Factors influencing river discharge variability in the Himalayan mountain region: a case study of two catchments with contrasting geographical settings
title_full Factors influencing river discharge variability in the Himalayan mountain region: a case study of two catchments with contrasting geographical settings
title_fullStr Factors influencing river discharge variability in the Himalayan mountain region: a case study of two catchments with contrasting geographical settings
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing river discharge variability in the Himalayan mountain region: a case study of two catchments with contrasting geographical settings
title_short Factors influencing river discharge variability in the Himalayan mountain region: a case study of two catchments with contrasting geographical settings
title_sort factors influencing river discharge variability in the himalayan mountain region: a case study of two catchments with contrasting geographical settings
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89144