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SUMMARY:CANCELLED DUE TO STRIKE ACTION Recent advances in understanding cl
 imate\, glacier and river dynamics in high mountain Asia - Dr Walter Immer
 zeel\, Faculty of Geosciences\, Universiteit Utrecht\, The Netherlands
DTSTART:20180308T161500Z
DTEND:20180308T180000Z
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DESCRIPTION:The water cycle in the Himalaya is poorly understood because o
 f its extreme topography that results in complex interactions between clim
 ate\, water stored in snow and glaciers and the hydrological processes. Hy
 drological extremes in the greater Himalayas regularly cause great damage\
 , while high mountain Asia also supplies water to over 25% of the global p
 opulation. So\, the stakes are high and an accurate understanding of the H
 imalayan water cycle is imperative. The hydrology of the greater Himalayas
  is only marginally resolved due to the intricacy of monsoon dynamics\, th
 e poorly quantified dependence on the cryosphere and the physical constrai
 nts of doing research in high-altitude and generally inaccessible terrain.
  However\, in recent years significant scientific advances have been made 
 in field monitoring\, modelling and remote sensing and the latest progress
  and outstanding challenges will be presented for three related fields. Fi
 rst focus will be on recent learnings about high altitude climate dynamics
  and the interaction between the atmosphere and the extreme mountain topog
 raphy. Secondly\, recent advances in how climate controls key glacio-hydro
 logical processes in high-altitude catchments will be discussed with a par
 ticular focus on debris covered glaciers. Thirdly\, new developments in gl
 acio-hydrological modelling and approaches to climate change impact assess
 ments will be reviewed. Finally\, the outstanding scientific challenges wi
 ll be synthesized that need to be addressed to fully close the high mounta
 in water cycle and to be able to reduce the uncertainty in future projecti
 ons of water availability and the occurrence of extreme events in high mou
 ntain Asia.
LOCATION:Small Lecture Theatre\, Department of Geography\, Downing Site
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