Hydrology in Mountain Regions: Observations, Processes, and Dynamics

摘要

Around the globe, mountainous areas are some of the most sensitive to climate warming. Climate warming will alter patterns of mountain precipitation, changing the seasonal snow cover and mountain hydrology. It is critical that we understand how climate interacts with snow and mountain hydrology, how streamflow and ecosystems will be affected, and how these changes will translate into impacts on water supply for ecosystem, agriculture, and human sustainability. This book presents 22 papers representing a broad spectrum of our understanding of this critical problem.