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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Indus River Basin"”.
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Pakistan, India and the Indus River Basin
… a layer of complexity to the issue because the Indus River Basin is a vital resource that both countries share and rely on that passes through the disputed territory of Kashmir. In addition to analyzing effective water management, this thesis also examines how political turmoil with a …
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Reimagining planning of irrigated agriculture in the Indus River Basin, Punjab, Pakistan
Faced with rapid resource degradation in the Indus river basin in Punjab, Pakistan, the provincial government of Punjab has identified 'integrated water resource management' as the guiding paradigm for achieving efficient, equitable and environmentally sustainable use of natural resources in the …
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A modelling perspective on precipitationin the Indus River Basin: from synopticto Holocene variability
The Indus River civilisation was the first urban society in South Asia. Its demise, ca. 4000 years ago, might have been caused by environmental factors, such as recurrent drought conditions. Yet, palaeoclimate archives present a fragmented picture of the climate at that time. This thesis explores …
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A regional study of landslide hazards and related features in the Upper Indus River Basin, northern Pakistan
… a stitched shaded topographic map of the Upper Indus River watershed; using remotely-sensed topographic maps from Russia combined with ASTER DEM 30m resolution data. Topographic recognition keys were then employed to aid in the visual identification and delineation of past landslides, rockslide …
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Impact assessment of hydroclimatic change on water stress in the Indus Basin
… output is produced in fields irrigated by the Indus basin irrigation system, the world's largest network of canals, dams, barrages and tubewells. River flows, primarily fed by snow and glacial melt, are highly seasonal and fluctuate between intense floods and droughts. Built storage is …
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A Multi-Archive Reconstruction of Holocene Summer and Winter Monsoon Variability in NW South Asia
This thesis investigates the paleoclimate of the Indus River Basin and surrounding areas of northwest (NW) South Asia over the last 12,000 years, covering a critical period of human history. The region’s climate is characterized by two overlapping rainfall systems: the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) …
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Across mountains and deserts: Patterns of movement and interaction in fourth and third millennium BC south-east Iran
… far flung as Mesopotamia, Turkmenistan and the Indus River Basin in the Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age (c.4000-2000 BC). Excavations at sites such as Tepe Yahya, Konar Sandal and Shahr-i Sokhta, and surface collections have revealed evidence for a variety of local, regional and …