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Precipitation pattern in the Western Himalayas revealed by four datasets
Hong Li
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Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, Oslo, Norway
University of Oslo, Norway
Jan Erik Haugen
Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo, Norway
Chong-Yu Xu
University of Oslo, Norway
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Short summary
Precipitation is a key in the water system and glacier fate in the Great Himalayas region. We examine four datasets of available types in the Western Himalayas and they show very large differences. The differences depend much on the data source and are particularly large in monsoon seasons and high-elevation areas. All the datasets show a trend to wetter summer and drier winter and this trend reveals a tendency towards a high-flow seasonality and an unfavorable condition for glaciers.
Precipitation is a key in the water system and glacier fate in the Great Himalayas region. We...
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