Erosion in the middle Himalaya, Nepal with a case study of the Phewa Valley

Data on erosion processes and other aspects of environmental change in the Himalaya are scarce and unreliable, and consequently policy decisions have been taken in a quantitative vacuum. Published estimates of denudation for large catchments in Nepal vary from 0.51 to 5.14 mm/yr, and indicate a dyna...

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Main Author: Ramsay, William James Hope
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/24902