Hydrological characteristics of the Gangotri Glacier, central Himalayas, India
β Scribed by Pratap Singh; Umesh K. Haritashya; Naresh Kumar; Yatveer Singh
- Book ID
- 116658285
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 702 KB
- Volume
- 327
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-1694
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## Abstract Himalayan basins have considerable snowβ and glacierβcovered areas, which are an important source of water, particularly during summer season. In the Himalayan region, in general, the glacier melt season is considered to be from May to October. Changes in hydrological characteristics of
Diurnal variations in discharge and suspended sediment concentration (SSC), including runoff delaying characteristics, have been studied for the Gangotri Glacier, the largest glacier in the Garhwal Himalayas (glacierized area 286 km 2 ; drainage area 556 km 2 ). Hourly discharge and SSC data were co