Drivers of climate over the Western Himalayan region of India: A review

L Das, JK Meher - Earth-Science Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
The Himalayas popularly known as the 'Third Pole'and 'Water tower'of Asia has attracted
global attention under the context of climate change as rainfall in this region has decreased …

Tropical Indian Ocean basin hydroclimate at the mid-to late-Holocene transition and the double drying hypothesis

N Scroxton, SJ Burns, D McGee, LR Godfrey… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The spatial pattern of Holocene climate anomalies is crucial to determining the mechanisms
of change, distinguishing between unforced and forced climate variability, and …

[HTML][HTML] Strongly heterogeneous patterns of groundwater depletion in Northwestern India

SK Joshi, S Gupta, R Sinha, AL Densmore, SP Rai… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Northwestern India has been identified as a significant hotspot of groundwater depletion,
with major implications for groundwater sustainability caused by excessive abstraction. We …

[HTML][HTML] Potential distribution of Abies, Picea, and Juniperus species in the sub-alpine forest of Minjiang headwater region under current and future climate scenarios …

N Naudiyal, J Wang, W Ning, NP Gaire, S Peili… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mountain forest ecosystems provide us with life-supporting ecosystem services that are
valuable for local, regional, and global communities. Ecological niche-based models have …

Characteristics of winter precipitation over Pakistan and possible causes during 1981–2018

A Abbas, S Ullah, W Ullah, C Zhao, A Karim… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Winter (December to March) precipitation is the major source of rainfed agriculture, storage,
and perennial water flow in the western river system of Pakistan. Hence, this study uses …

Precipitation in the Karakoram-Himalaya: a CMIP5 view

E Palazzi, J von Hardenberg, S Terzago… - Climate Dynamics, 2015 - Springer
This work analyzes the properties of precipitation in the Hindu-Kush Karakoram Himalaya
region as simulated by thirty-two state-of-the-art global climate models participating in the …

Inter-annual variability of winter precipitation over Nepal coupled with ocean-atmospheric patterns during 1987–2015

K Hamal, S Sharma, B Baniya, N Khadka… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Nepal is a mountainous country located on the southern slope of the central Himalayas,
where the winter season contributes∼ 3% of the total annual rainfall. This study sought to …

Observed and predicted precipitation variability across Pakistan with special focus on winter and pre-monsoon precipitation

F Safdar, MF Khokhar, F Mahmood, MZA Khan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
This study utilises ground, satellite and model data to investigate the observed and future
precipitation changes in Pakistan. Pakistan Meteorological Department's (PMD) monthly …

A new Western Disturbance Index for the Indian winter monsoon

TM Midhuna, P Kumar, AP Dimri - Journal of Earth System Science, 2020 - Springer
The Himalayas are storehouse of freshwater, which is of utmost importance for agriculture
and power generation for billions of people in India. Winter (December, January and …

Indian winter and summer monsoon strength over the 4.2 ka BP event in foraminifer isotope records from the Indus River delta in the Arabian Sea

A Giesche, M Staubwasser, CA Petrie… - Climate of the …, 2019 - cp.copernicus.org
The plains of northwest South Asia receive rainfall during both the Indian summer (June–
September) and winter (December–March) monsoon. Researchers have long attempted to …