climate change
Glaciers play an important role for agriculture in the semi-arid areas of Central Asia given the fact that river flow is considerably supplied by glacier- and snowmelt in summer when water demand for irrigation is at its peak.
The scientific material for the present contribution stems from an article recently accepted by the international journal‚ 'Climatic Change’ with the...
Weather and climate have a strong influence on the tourism and recreation sector, which is among the largest and fastest growing industries in the world. For example, weather and climate influence the environmental resources that are the foundation for tourism/recreation, the length and quality of tourism and recreation seasons, the health of tourists, and even the quality of tourism...
Nature-based tourism, which encompasses activities undertaken in natural settings where the individual activity (e.g., hiking, skiing, sightseeing) or the quality of the visitor experience depends on and/or is enhanced by the natural environment, is a major component of Canada's tourism industry. The country's national and provincial parks represent a significant...
The National Park Service of the United States has 388 designated protected areas and parks that include historic and cultural sites as well as 'natural resource' parks set aside for their unique and outstanding natural features. Early efforts to create parks were focused on areas of beauty or unusual features but later efforts increasingly aimed to protect biodiversity and intact ecosystems...
Tourism and recreation are vital components of the National Capital Region's economy. Approximately five million people visit the region each year, generating almost C$1 billion in direct visitor spending. Canada's Capital Region has a broad mix of cultural and natural attractions, which provide a wealth of recreation and tourism opportunities for locals and visitors. Several highprofile...
This paper describes a method for estimating the volume change of mountain glaciers using the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) C-band data (2000) and a digital elevation model (DEM) generated from topographic maps. This approach was developed with SRTMdata and topographicmaps of 1 : 25 000 scale (1977) from the Akshiirak glaciers (Tien Shan, Central Asia).
The DEM for 1977 was...
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