Socio-hydrology of “artificial glaciers” in Ladakh, India: assessing adaptive strategies in a changing cryosphere

The consequences of even small glacier decrease and changes of seasonal snow cover are critical for the functioning of meltwater-dependent mountain agriculture. In order to deal with recurrent water scarcity, different types of ice reservoirs, commonly called “artificial glaciers,” have been introdu...

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Hauptverfasser: Nüsser, Marcus (VerfasserIn) , Dame, Juliane (VerfasserIn) , Kraus, Benjamin (VerfasserIn) , Baghel, Ravi (VerfasserIn) , Schmidt, Susanne (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 26 June 2018
In: Regional environmental change
Year: 2018, Jahrgang: 19, Pages: 1327-1337
ISSN:1436-378X
DOI:10.1007/s10113-018-1372-0
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1372-0
Verlag, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10113-018-1372-0
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Verfasserangaben:Marcus Nüsser, Juliane Dame, Benjamin Kraus, Ravi Baghel, Susanne Schmidt

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