Water Hazards in the Trans-boundary Kosi River Basin
文献类型：专著章节文集论文
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 作者 | Chen Ningsheng1 ; Hu Guisheng1; Deng Wei2; Khanal Narendra Raj3; Zhu Yunhua; Han David4
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| 出处 | LAND COVER CHANGE AND ITS ECO-ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSES IN NEPAL |
| 发表日期 | 2017 |
| 页码 | 383-408 |
| 出版者 | SPRINGER |
| 出版地 | Singapore |
| 关键词 | Kosi River GLOF Debris flow Drought Soil erosion Sedimentation |
| 英文摘要 | The Kosi River is an important tributary of the Ganges that passes through China, Nepal and India. With a basin area of 71,500 km(2), the Kosi River has the largest elevation drop in the world (from 8848 m of Mt Everest to 60 m of the Ganges plain) and covers a broad spectrum of climate, soil, vegetation and socioeconomic zones. The basin suffers from multiple water-related hazards including glacier lake outburst, debris flow, landslide, flood, drought, soil erosion and sedimentation. This paper describes the characteristics of water hazards in the basin based on the literature review and site investigation covering hydrology, meteorology, geology, geomorphology and socioeconomics. Glacier lake outbursts are a huge threat to the local population in the region, and they usually further trigger landslides and debris flows. Floods are usually a result of interaction between man-made hydraulic structures and the natural environment. Debris flows are widespread and occur in clusters. Droughts tend to last over long periods and affect vast areas. Rapid population increase, decline of ecosystems and climate changes could further exacerbate various hazards in the region. The paper has proposed a set of mitigating strategies and measures. It is a huge challenge to implement them in practice. More investigations are needed to fill in the knowledge gaps. |
| ISBN号 | 978-981-10-2890-8; 978-981-10-2889-2 |
| ISSN号 | 2194-315X |
| DOI标识 | 10.1007/978-981-10-2890-8_17 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000432241500018 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/33450]  |
| 专题 | 成都山地灾害与环境研究所_山地灾害与地表过程重点实验室 成都山地灾害与环境研究所_山区发展研究中心 |
| 通讯作者 | Chen Ningsheng |
| 作者单位 | 1.Key Laboratory of Mountain Hazards and Earth Surface Processes, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China; 2.Research Center for Mountain Development, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China; 3.Central Department of Geography, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal; 4.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; 5.Department of Civil EngineeringUniversity of Bristol, Bristol, UK |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Chen Ningsheng,Hu Guisheng,Deng Wei,et al. Water Hazards in the Trans-boundary Kosi River Basin. LAND COVER CHANGE AND ITS ECO-ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSES IN NEPAL. Singapore:SPRINGER,2017:383-408. |
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来源：成都山地灾害与环境研究所
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