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Global Warming, Changes in Hydrological Cycle and Availability of Water in South Asia

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Global Environmental Changes in South Asia

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Various regions of South Asia experience high climate variability, both spatially and temporally. The hydrological regime of major parts of the region is predominantly influenced by monsoon, which brings 70-80% of total annual rainfall during early June to September. The post-monsoon months become dry and there is hardly any appreciable rainfall during winter months (December to February).

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  1. Adaptation and Impacts Research Division (AIRD) Environment Canada c/o Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto at Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail Toronto, Toronto, ON, M1C 1A4, Canada

    M. Monirul Qader Mirza

  2. Centre for Global Change (CGC), 12-Ka/A/1 Shaymoli Second Lane, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh

    Ahsan Uddin Ahmed

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Mirza, M.M.Q., Ahmed, A.U. (2010). Global Warming, Changes in Hydrological Cycle and Availability of Water in South Asia. In: Mitra, A.P., Sharma, C. (eds) Global Environmental Changes in South Asia. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9913-7_6

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