title: A review of atmospheric and land surface processes with emphasis on flood generation in the Southern Himalayan rivers.
abstract: Floods in the southern rim of the Indian Himalayas are a major cause of loss of life, property, crops, infrastructure, etc. They have long term socio-economic impacts on the habitat living along/across the Himalayas. In the recent decade extreme precipitation events have led to numerous flash floods in and around the Himalayan region. Sporadic case-based studies have tried to explain the mechanisms causing the floods. However, in some of the cases, the causative mechanisms have been elusive. Various types of flood events have been debated at different spatial and temporal scales. The present study provides an overview of mechanisms that lead to floods in and around the southern rim of the Indian Himalayas. Atmospheric processes, landuse interaction, and glacier-related outbreaks are considered in the overview.
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Dimri
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Thayyen
authors.affiliation: University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kibler
authors.affiliation: Water Resources Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stanton
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Water Resources Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tullos
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, and Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Cloudburst; Flood; Glacial lake outburst; Himalayas; Lake dam outburst; Precipitation