Changing Glaciers and Hydrology in Asia - Environmental Health at ...
Changing Glaciers and Hydrology in Asia - Environmental Health at ...
Changing Glaciers and Hydrology in Asia - Environmental Health at ...
- No tags were found...
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Current Work on Issues Rel<strong>at</strong>ed to Glacier Melt/Retre<strong>at</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Asia</strong>Appendix A.1 ‐ Ma<strong>in</strong> D<strong>at</strong>abaseOrganiz<strong>at</strong>ion DetailsName Key Contact Contact Details URLjmedl<strong>in</strong>@usgs.govUS GeologicalSurvey AfghanistanJack H. Medl<strong>in</strong>,Regional Specialisthttp://afghanistan.cr.usgs.gov/potentialeffects_afghanistan.phpGeographicArea of FocusAfghanistan<strong>and</strong> adjacentareas ofPakistan,Tajikistan, <strong>and</strong>Kyrgyzstan.Subject Area of Focus <strong>and</strong>Expertise <strong>in</strong> Rel<strong>at</strong>ion toGlacial Melt Summary of Activities PartnersA variety oftemporal/sp<strong>at</strong>ialresolution remotelysensed d<strong>at</strong>a sets are be<strong>in</strong>gused to <strong>in</strong>vestig<strong>at</strong>eglaciersPotential Effects of <strong>Chang<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>Glaciers</strong> on Resources <strong>and</strong> Hazards <strong>in</strong> Afghanistan. This projectis <strong>in</strong>vestig<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g mounta<strong>in</strong> glaciers <strong>in</strong> Afghanistan <strong>and</strong> adjacent areas of Pakistan, Tajikistan,<strong>and</strong> Kyrgyzstan. The project <strong>in</strong>volves: Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Afghan scientists <strong>in</strong> glaciology <strong>and</strong> glacialgeology; A comprehensive digital <strong>in</strong>ventory of glaciers <strong>in</strong> Afghanistan <strong>and</strong> areas dra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>toAfghanistan; An assessment of glacier‐rel<strong>at</strong>ed hazards due to glacier lake outburst flood<strong>in</strong>g;<strong>and</strong> an assessment of glacial meltw<strong>at</strong>er resources <strong>in</strong> Afghanistan, specifically focused oncontributions to urban development, agriculture, <strong>and</strong> hydropower development.Comments/Relevant Public<strong>at</strong>ions<strong>and</strong> ResourcesIndian SpaceResearchorganiz<strong>at</strong>ion (ISRO)N<strong>at</strong>ional Snow <strong>and</strong>Ice Centre, Boulder,ColoradoIce CorePaleoclim<strong>at</strong>ologyResearch Group,University of OhioDr. Anil V. Kulkarni,Snow <strong>and</strong> GlacialMelt projectRichard Armstrong,Senior ResearchScientistLonnie Thompson ,glaciologistCenter for Mr Giasudd<strong>in</strong><strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>and</strong> Ahmed Choudhury,Geographic Executive DirectorInform<strong>at</strong>ion Services(CEGIS)anilkul@sac.isro.gov.<strong>in</strong> http://isro.org/ India Experience of work<strong>in</strong>g onglaciers spann<strong>in</strong>g 25years. Work on thetechnical side ofmeasur<strong>in</strong>g glacialretre<strong>at</strong>/snow covernsidc@nsidc.org http://nsidc.org Tibetan Pl<strong>at</strong>eau NSIDC manages <strong>and</strong>distributes scientific d<strong>at</strong>a,cre<strong>at</strong>es tools for d<strong>at</strong>aaccess, supports d<strong>at</strong>ausers, performs scientificresearch, <strong>and</strong> educ<strong>at</strong>esthe public about thecryosphere.thompson.3@osu.eduhttp://bprc.osu.edu/Icecore/Ch<strong>in</strong>aUses ice core d<strong>at</strong>a toexplore evidence forclim<strong>at</strong>e changecegis @cegisbd.com www.cegisbd.com Bangladesh A Public Trust under theM<strong>in</strong>istry of W<strong>at</strong>erResources. Supports themanagement of n<strong>at</strong>uralresources for susta<strong>in</strong>ablesocio‐economicdevelopment us<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>tegr<strong>at</strong>ed environmentalanalysis, geographic<strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion systems,remote sens<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion technology.Snow <strong>and</strong> Glacier Inventory, Snow pack Characteriz<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> Mass balance modell<strong>in</strong>g.Snow Cover Valid<strong>at</strong>ion Case Study: Tibet Pl<strong>at</strong>eau. To remeasure snow cover over the TibetanPl<strong>at</strong>eau, as optical sensors may <strong>in</strong> fact undermeasure the snow cover due to uncerta<strong>in</strong>tiesresult<strong>in</strong>g from cloud cover. Also undertak<strong>in</strong>g research project Investig<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g temporal <strong>and</strong>sp<strong>at</strong>ial snow cover distribution over the Tibetan Pl<strong>at</strong>eau <strong>and</strong> the synoptic p<strong>at</strong>ternscontribut<strong>in</strong>g to extreme w<strong>in</strong>ter snowfall eventsDunde Ice Cap, Ch<strong>in</strong>a: compares high resolution ice core records from the Dunde Ice Cap on Funded by the N<strong>at</strong>ionalthe northeastern marg<strong>in</strong> of the Q‐T Pl<strong>at</strong>eau <strong>and</strong> the Guliya Ice Cap on the far western marg<strong>in</strong>. Science Found<strong>at</strong>ionDasuopu ice cap, Ch<strong>in</strong>a: On the south central rim of the Tibetan Pl<strong>at</strong>eau, the highest <strong>and</strong>largest pl<strong>at</strong>eau <strong>in</strong> the world, Dasuopu ‐ will fill a gap <strong>in</strong> paleoclim<strong>at</strong>e records <strong>and</strong> become partof the Austral‐<strong>Asia</strong>n transect <strong>in</strong> an <strong>in</strong>tern<strong>at</strong>ional project under Past Global Changes (PAGES)Pole Equ<strong>at</strong>or Pole (PEP) II Program. This project will <strong>at</strong>tempt to recover the highest ice coreever drilled. Project also covers Guliya Ice Cap, Ch<strong>in</strong>a.Susta<strong>in</strong>able End‐to‐end Clim<strong>at</strong>e/Flood Forecast Applic<strong>at</strong>ion Through Pilot Projects . Apply<strong>in</strong>gclim<strong>at</strong>e <strong>and</strong> flood forecast<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> pilot regions. Major tasks of CEGIS <strong>in</strong>clude basel<strong>in</strong>e &vulnerability assessment <strong>and</strong> flood forecast dissem<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ion & assessment of forecastapplicability <strong>in</strong> pilot areas.<strong>Asia</strong>n Disaster PreparednessCentre (ADPC), Bangkok;funded by USAID.U.S. Forest ServiceToral P<strong>at</strong>el‐Weyn<strong>and</strong>, SeniorAdvisor <strong>in</strong>Bioclim<strong>at</strong>ologyScripps Institute of VeerabhadranOceanography, Raman<strong>at</strong>hanUniversity ofCalifornia, San Diego(UCSD)Oxford Centre forW<strong>at</strong>er ResearchBen Orlove,Professor of<strong>Environmental</strong>Science <strong>and</strong> Policytp<strong>at</strong>elweyn<strong>and</strong>@fs.fed.us;703‐605‐4188www.fs.fed.usIndian st<strong>at</strong>es ofSikkim <strong>and</strong>ArunchalPradesh,Nepal, <strong>and</strong>BhutanRecently <strong>in</strong>iti<strong>at</strong>ed a program with the Indian st<strong>at</strong>es of Sikkim <strong>and</strong> Arunchal Pradesh, Nepal,<strong>and</strong> Bhutan on forests <strong>and</strong> clim<strong>at</strong>e change: (1) forest <strong>in</strong>ventories, (2) fire <strong>and</strong> disasterresponse, (3) the clim<strong>at</strong>e change program REDD, <strong>and</strong> (4) adapt<strong>at</strong>ion to clim<strong>at</strong>e change.vram@ucsd.edu www.sio.ucsd.edu Ch<strong>in</strong>a US‐Ch<strong>in</strong>a Cooper<strong>at</strong>ion to Reduce Black Carbon: Conference held on February 11th, 2010, aspart of a Cooper<strong>at</strong>ive Competitors <strong>in</strong>iti<strong>at</strong>ive. Covered the energy <strong>and</strong> clim<strong>at</strong>e issues rel<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>gto black carbon <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a <strong>and</strong> the United St<strong>at</strong>es.bsorlove@ucdavis.edu As above All glacialregions, nospecific focushttp://ocwr.ouce.ox.ac.uk/India <strong>and</strong> NepalAuthor of recent article, "Glacier retre<strong>at</strong>: Review<strong>in</strong>g the limits of human adp<strong>at</strong><strong>at</strong>ion". InEnvironment Magaz<strong>in</strong>e 51(3). Includes discussion on <strong>Asia</strong>.Snow <strong>and</strong> Glacier Aspects of W<strong>at</strong>er Resource Management <strong>in</strong> the Himalayas.Http://ocwr.ouce.ox.ac.uk/research/wmpg/sagarm<strong>at</strong>ha.Jawaharlal Nehru University,New Delhi, IndiaNot specific glacial melt work;contact recommended by projectteam.Glacier retre<strong>at</strong>: Review<strong>in</strong>g the limitsof human adp<strong>at</strong><strong>at</strong>ion. InEnvironment Magaz<strong>in</strong>e 51(3).Key stakeholders contacted by G.F.Taylor dur<strong>in</strong>g coutry visit.13
Change language