On the water hazards in the trans-boundary Kosi River basin
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| 作者 | Chen, N. Sh1; Hu, G. Sh1,2; Deng, W.1 ; Khanal, N.3; Zhu, Y. H.1,2; Han, D.4
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| 刊名 | NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
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| 出版日期 | 2013 |
| 卷号 | 13期号:3页码:795-808 |
| 关键词 | OUTBURST FLOODS GLACIAL LAKES HIMALAYAS TIBET |
| ISSN号 | 1561-8633 |
| 通讯作者 | Chen, NS |
| 英文摘要 | The Kosi River is an important tributary of the Ganges River, which 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 8848m of Mt Everest to 60m 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 glacial lake outburst, debris flow, landslides, flooding, 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 socio-economics. Glacial 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, the decline of ecosystems and climate change could further exacerbate various hazards in the region. The paper has proposed a set of mitigating strategies and measures. It is an arduous challenge to implement them in practice. More investigations are needed to fill in the knowledge gaps. |
| WOS标题词 | Science & Technology ; Physical Sciences |
| 类目[WOS] | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences ; Water Resources |
| 研究领域[WOS] | Geology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences ; Water Resources |
| 关键词[WOS] | OUTBURST FLOODS ; GLACIAL LAKES ; HIMALAYAS ; TIBET |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000317007500024 |
| 公开日期 | 2013-06-24 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/5465]  |
| 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 |
| 作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Mt Hazards & Environm, Key Lab Mt Hazards & Earth Surface Proc, Chengdu, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Sch, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Tribhuvan Univ, Cent Dept Geog, Kathmandu, Nepal 4.Univ Bristol, Dept Civil Engn, Bristol, Avon, England |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Chen, N. Sh,Hu, G. Sh,Deng, W.,et al. On the water hazards in the trans-boundary Kosi River basin[J]. NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES,2013,13(3):795-808. |
| APA | Chen, N. Sh,Hu, G. Sh,Deng, W.,Khanal, N.,Zhu, Y. H.,&Han, D..(2013).On the water hazards in the trans-boundary Kosi River basin.NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES,13(3),795-808. |
| MLA | Chen, N. Sh,et al."On the water hazards in the trans-boundary Kosi River basin".NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES 13.3(2013):795-808. |
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