the change in area in the first case (i.e., the proportion of elevation where the red curve equals or exceeds the blue curve). See also Supplementary Data1for analogous inset plots for all mountain ranges (n = 1010) and Supplementary Fig.7afor the analogous global map using RCP 4.5...
Bates (2020) reports that satellite images and Landsat data revealed less snow contamination in the Indian mountain ranges, whereas Bayar (2020) warns that Turkish mountain regions are more likely to become polluted as more people engage in outdoor activities and produce more garbage. The impact ...
To east and west this lowland rises, first gradually and then abruptly, to mountain ranges that divide it from the sea on both sides. The two mountain systems differ drastically. The Appalachian Mountains on the east are low, almost unbroken, and in the main set well back from the Atlantic...
a majority of households in Ladakh, in the Indian Himalaya, continue intensive cultivation of potatoes with the hope of generating and diversifying household income, as on-farm income generation is considered vitally important (Dame and Nusser2011). ...
The average annual precipitation ranges from 558 to 780 mm, the annual potential evapotranspiration ranges from 767 to 834 mm, and the annual runoff depth ranges from 145 to 504 mm. The dryness index (𝐸𝑇0/𝑃ET0/P) is an indicator of the degree of drought in a region. In the ...