Study on the future hydrology of the Andes and Himalayas published in PNAS

Silvan Ragettli published the research on "Contrasting climate change impact on river flows from high-altitude catchments in the Himalayan and Andes Mountains" in PNAS

by Federica Remondi

In the future, people in the Himalayas will have to contend with flooding, while those in the Andes will have longer dry spells and less water. These are the conclusions drawn in a new study published in the journal PNAS, lead by former PostDoc Silvan Ragettli. The authors of the study used the glacio-hydrological model TOPKAPI-ETH, developed at the Chair of Hydrology and Water Resource Management, to closely examine water balance of high-altitude catchments.

Reference

Ragettli, S., Immerzeel, W. W., & Pellicciotti, F. (2016). Contrasting climate change impact on river flows from high-altitude catchments in the Himalayan and Andes Mountains. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,113(33), 9222-9227, doi: external page10.1073/pnas.1606526113

ETH News: https://www.ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2016/08/opposing-mountain-ranges.html

 

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