Climate change and its impacts on glaciers and glacial lakes in Nepal Himalayas

N Khadka, X Chen, S Sharma, B Shrestha - Regional Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Nepal, a Himalayan country, is often chosen by global scientists to study climate change and
its impact on the Himalayan environment. The changes in temperature, precipitation …

Climate change and spatiotemporal distributions of vector-borne diseases in Nepal–a systematic synthesis of literature

M Dhimal, B Ahrens, U Kuch - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite its largely mountainous terrain for which this Himalayan country is a
popular tourist destination, Nepal is now endemic for five major vector-borne diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial performance of multiple reanalysis precipitation datasets on the southern slope of central Himalaya

Y Chen, S Sharma, X Zhou, K Yang, X Li, X Niu… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
The performance of gridded precipitation products is especially important over mountainous
regions because of the lack of observations. This study provides a detailed evaluation of the …

[HTML][HTML] Precipitation seasonality and variability over the Tibetan Plateau as resolved by the High Asia Reanalysis

F Maussion, D Scherer, T Mölg, E Collier… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.ametsoc.org
Precipitation Seasonality and Variability over the Tibetan Plateau as Resolved by the High Asia
Reanalysis in: Journal of Climate Volume 27 Issue 5 (2014) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

New climatic classification of Nepal

R Karki, R Talchabhadel, J Aalto, SK Baidya - Theoretical and applied …, 2016 - Springer
Although it is evident that Nepal has an extremely wide range of climates within a short
latitudinal distance, there is a lack of comprehensive research in this field. The climatic …

Rising precipitation extremes across Nepal

R Karki, S Hasson, U Schickhoff, T Scholten, J Böhner - Climate, 2017 - mdpi.com
As a mountainous country, Nepal is most susceptible to precipitation extremes and related
hazards, including severe floods, landslides and droughts that cause huge losses of life and …

Spatio‐temporal variability of extreme precipitation in Nepal

R Talchabhadel, R Karki, BR Thapa… - International Journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Nepal is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change impacts. Extreme weather
events associated with heavy precipitations are the principal causes of landslides, debris …

Understanding forest fire patterns and risk in Nepal using remote sensing, geographic information system and historical fire data

MA Matin, VS Chitale, MSR Murthy… - … journal of wildland …, 2017 - CSIRO Publishing
Forest fire is one of the key drivers of forest degradation in Nepal. Most of the forest fires are
human-induced and occur during the dry season, with~ 89% occurring in March, April and …

Temperature lapse rate in complex mountain terrain on the southern slope of the central Himalayas

DB Kattel, T Yao, K Yang, L Tian, G Yang… - Theoretical and applied …, 2013 - Springer
This study presents the first results of monthly, seasonal and annual characteristics of
temperature lapse rate on the southern slope of the central Himalayas, based on 20 years …

How accurately can satellite products (TMPA and IMERG) detect precipitation patterns, extremities, and drought across the Nepalese Himalaya?

S Sharma, N Khadka, K Hamal… - Earth and Space …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This study aims to assess the accuracy of two satellite‐based precipitation products
(SBPPs), that is, Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM)‐based Multi‐satellite …