This paper presents a comprehensive assessment of the water storage properties of glaciers and seasonal snow, carried out for the first time at a major river basin scale, for the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Amu Darya, Syr Darya and Mekong basins. It analyzes the changes of glaciers and snow under...
Savoskul, Oxana S.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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[Glacier systems and seasonal snow cover in six major Asian river basins: water storage properties under changing climate]
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Glacier systems and seasonal snow cover in six major Asian river basins: water storage properties under changing climate
The hydrological roles of glaciers and seasonal snow in the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Amu Darya, Syr Darya and Mekong basins are, for the first time, assessed comprehensively at a major river basin scale in this paper. Contribution of glacier runoff, subdivided into renewable and nonrenewable c...
Savoskul, Oxana S.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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[Glacier systems and seasonal snow cover in six major Asian river basins: hydrological role under changing climate]
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Glacier systems and seasonal snow cover in six major Asian river basins: hydrological role under changing climate
This report attempts to introduce a prototype scoring system for the ecological status of rivers in India and illustrate it through the applications in several major river basins. This system forms part of the desktop environmental flow assessment and is based on a number of indicators reflecting...
Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Arunachalam, M.
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Behera, S.
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Chatterjee, A.
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Das, S.
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Gautam, P.
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Joshi, G.D.
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Sivaramakrishnan, K.G.
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Unni, K.S.
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[Developing procedures for assessment of ecological status of Indian River basins in the context of environmental water requirements]
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Developing procedures for assessment of ecological status of Indian River basins in the context of environmental water requirements
This study attempts to examine those unique aspects of interbasin water transfer planning, which are of critical importance to the sustainable water resources development in India. It focuses on the crucial aspect of accurate quantification of surface water availability, which determines the enti...
Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Gamage, M.S.D.Nilantha
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Bharati, Luna
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[Hydrological and environmental issues of interbasin water transfers in India: a case of the Krishna River Basin]
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Hydrological and environmental issues of interbasin water transfers in India: a case of the Krishna River Basin
The impacts of water resources and irrigation development need to be quantified in order to understand the environmental costs of such development activities. Complex data-intensive simulation methods are normally used for this purpose in the developed world. However, lack of reliable data prohib...
Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Piyankarage, Sujeewa C.
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Stanzel, P.
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Boelee, Eline
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[Simulating the hydrology of small coastal ecosystems in conditions of limited data]
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Simulating the hydrology of small coastal ecosystems in conditions of limited data
The primary purpose of this report is to stimulate the debate about environmental water allocations in India, where this concept is only beginning to receive attention and recognition. It is a component of a larger research project which aims to assess multiple aspects of India's National River L...
Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Anputhas, Markandu
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[An assessment of environmental flow requirements of Indian river basins]
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An assessment of environmental flow requirements of Indian river basins
Environmental flows (EF) are an important component of Goal 6 (the ‘water goal’) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet, many countries still do not have well-defined criteria on how to define EF. In this study, we bring together the International Water Management Institute’s (IWMI’s) e...
Sood, Aditya
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Eriyagama, Nishadi
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Villholth, Karen G.
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Liyanage, Nirosha
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Wada, Y.
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Ebrahim, Girma Yimer
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Dickens, Chris
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[Global environmental flow information for the sustainable development goals]
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Global environmental flow information for the sustainable development goals
This report describes the development of the near real-time drought monitoring and reporting system for the region, which currently includes Afghanistan, Pakistan and western parts of India. The system is based on drought-related indices derived from high-resolution remote-sensing data (MODIS). T...
Thenkabail, Prasad S.
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Gamage, M.S.D.Nilantha
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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[The use of remote sensing data for drought assessment and monitoring in southwest Asia]
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The use of remote sensing data for drought assessment and monitoring in southwest Asia
Doubling of population, since the 1970s, in the Aral Sea Basin of Central Asia led to the increased demand for water and energy. The shift of the key upstream reservoir on the Naryn River, main tributary of the Syrdarya River, from irrigation to hydropower generation reduced available water for i...
Karimov, Akmal
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Mavlonov, A.
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Borisov, V.
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Gracheva, I.
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Miryusupov, F.
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Djumanov, J.
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Khamzina, T.
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Ibragimov, R.
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Abdurahmanov, Botir
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[Managed aquifer recharge: the solution for water shortages in the Fergana Valley]
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Managed aquifer recharge: the solution for water shortages in the Fergana Valley
Doubling of population, since the 1970s, in the Aral Sea Basin of Central Asia led to the increased demand for water and energy. The shift of the key upstream reservoir on the Naryn River, main tributary of the Syrdarya River, from irrigation to hydropower generation reduced available water for i...
Karimov, Akmal
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Mavlonov, A.
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Borisov, V.
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Gracheva, I.
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Miryusupov, F.
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Djumanov, J.
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Khamzina, T.
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Ibragimov, R.
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Abdurahmanov, Botir
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[Managed aquifer recharge: the solution for water shortages in the Fergana Valley]
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Managed aquifer recharge: the solution for water shortages in the Fergana Valley