Overview
- Presents an overview of the challenges for Ganges River Basin
- Provides insight into the use of modern tools and techniques for better management of water resources
- Covers hydrological and hydrometeorological aspects
Part of the book series: Society of Earth Scientists Series (SESS)
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book presents an overview of the hydrometeorological and hydrological studies and assists in tackling challenges posed by climate and land use land cover changes. The Ganga River is one of the major living streams on the planet earth and very important river system in India. This holy river is a lifeline for approximately five hundred million people. In the last few decades, River Ganges has been subjected to tremendous pressures with respect to both water quantity and water quality. This situation, already one of the alarming magnitudes, has been further provoked by hydrometeorological changes resulting in droughts, floods and reduced groundwater levels and river flows in addition to the poor river health. Thus, it is imperative to assess the various complexities and possible solutions for better management of River Ganges. This book is a valuable addition to the literature and contributes to research on River Ganges which will help better planning and management of Ganga river basin. The hydrological and hydrometeorological aspects covered in this book help practitioners, researchers, policymakers and other stakeholders.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Ganga River Basin: A Hydrometeorological Approach
Editors: Manvendra Singh Chauhan, Chandra Shekhar Prasad Ojha
Series Title: Society of Earth Scientists Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60869-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-60868-2Published: 05 January 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-60871-2Published: 06 January 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-60869-9Published: 04 January 2021
Series ISSN: 2194-9204
Series E-ISSN: 2194-9212
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 322
Number of Illustrations: 74 b/w illustrations, 45 illustrations in colour
Topics: Water, general, Climate, general, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences