Mountains: Witnesses of Global Changes, Volume 10: Research in the Himalaya and Karakoram: SHARE-Asia Project (Developments in Earth Surface Processes) (Developments in Earth Surface Processes)

From an environmental point of view, mountains are particularly sensitive and important for monitoring the state of health of our planet. Only through distribution of meteoclimatic and atmospheric composition monitoring points in mountain regions, coupled with modelling simulations, will we be able to thoroughly analyze complex pollutant transport mechanisms and better understand imminent global changes. The Himalayan-Karakoram range. For its elevation and geographic location, represents one of the ideal places for studying long-range pollutant transport systems on a regional scale and for monitoring changes index by mechanisms that act on global scale through monsoon circulation. The Ev-K2-CNR committee with this book reached its objective of creating a unique opportunity for dialogue between major environmental scientists and experts, highlighting the close relationship between diverse themes with a common underlying thread: in-depth comprehension of the environmental phenomena which are determining the health of our planet. Content: Foreword Pages v-vi Preface Page vii Acknowledgments Page xiii List of Corresponding Authors Pages xv-xvii List of Acronyms Pages xix-xxvii 1 Introduction Review Article Pages 1-6 Angelo Guerrini, Agostino Da Polenza, Harald Egerer 2 Global and regional climate change: the next few decades Review Article Pages 9-11 Veerabhadran Ramanathan 3 Does aerosol weaken or strengthen the Asian monsoon? Review Article Pages 13-22 William K.M. Lau, Kyu-Myong Kim 4 Global retrieval of aerosol properties from sources to sinks by MODIS Review Article Page 23 Nai-Yung Christina Hsu 5 Radiation, aerosol joint observations – monsoon experiment in Gangetic-Himalayan area (RAJO-MEGHA): synergy of satellite-surface observations Review Article Pages 25-26 Si-Chee Tsay, Brent N. Holben 6 Contribution of the WMO global atmosphere watch to high mountain atmospheric chemistry observations Review Article Pages 27-30 Leonard A. Barrie 7 From Himalaya to Karakoram: the spreading of the project Ev-K 2 -CNR Review Article Pages 33-49 Renato Baudo, Beth Schommer, Chiara Belotti, Elisa Vuillermoz 8 SHARE-Asia contributions to ABC research Review Article Pages 51-58 Gianni Tartari 9 Merging regional and global chemistry, air quality and global change: SHARE-Asia in the context of the IGAC project Review Article Pages 59-65 Sandro Fuzzi 10 The ABC-Pyramid: a scientific laboratory at 5079 m a.s.l. for the study of atmospheric composition change and climate Review Article Pages 67-75 Paolo Bonasoni, Paolo Laj, Ubaldo Bonafè, Francescopiero Calzolari, Paolo Cristofanelli, Angela Marinoni, Fabrizio Roccato, Maria Cristina Facchini, Sandro Fuzzi, Gian Paolo Gobbi, Jean-Marc Pichon, Hervè Venzac, Karine Sellegri, Paolo Villani, Michela Maione, Jgor Arduini, Andreas Petzold, Michael Sprenger, Gian Pietro Verza, Elisa Vuillermoz, et al. 11 The EV-K 2 -CNR Pyramid and the AERONET network (Himalayan atmospheric brown cloud characterization via sunphotometer observations) Review Article Pages 77-82 Gian Paolo Gobbi, Federico Angelini, Francesca Barnaba, Paolo Bonasoni 12 Global earth observation system of systems and the coordinated enhanced observing period high altitude observatories Review Article Pages 85-86 Toshio Koike 13 The coordinated enhanced observing period (CEOP) report: integrated data systems in the study of the water cycle in Asia Review Article Pages 87-94 Sam Benedict 14 Verification of numerical model forecasts of precipitation and satellite-derived rainfall estimates over the Indian region: monsoon 2004 Review Article Pages 95-103 Laura Bertolani, Raffaele Salerno 15 Circulation and relationship between pollutant sources and atmospheric composition in the Himalayan region Review Article Pages 105-113 Giuseppe Calori, Gregory R. Carmichael, Domenico Anfossi, Pietro Malguzzi, Silvia Trini Castelli 16 Italian air force observatory network for environmental and meteorological monitoring: from data control to quality assurance Review Article Pages 115-122 Fabio Malaspina, Francesco Foti, Emanuele Vuerich 17 Climate change in Italy: an assessment of data and reanalysis models Review Article Pages 123-132 Raffaele Salerno, Mario Giuliacci, Laura Bertolani 18 Climate changes and mountains Review Article Pages 133-142 Giovanni Kappenberger 19 Global scale atmospheric pollution: a regional problem Review Article Pages 145-146 Ivo Allegrini, Nicola Pirrone 20 Platinum group elements and other trace elements in high altitude snow and ice Review Article Pages 147-153 Giulio Cozzi, Carlo Barbante, Paolo Cescon 21 High altitude lakes: limnology and paleolimnology Review Article Pages 155-170 Lami Andrea, Gabriele A. Tartari, Simona Musazzi, Piero Guilizzoni, Aldo Marchetto, Marina Manca, Angela Boggero, Anna M. Nocentini, Giuseppe Morabito, Gianni Tartari, Licia Guzzella, Roberto Bertoni, Cristiana Callieri 22 Elemental characterization of Himalayan airborne particulate matter collected at 5100 m a.s.l Review Article Pages 171-183 Enrico Rizzio, Giuseppe Giaveri, Luigi Bergamaschi, Antonella Profumo, Gianni Tartari, Mario Gallorini 23 Interactions between solar ultraviolet radiation and climatic warming in alpine lakes Review Article Pages 185-186 Ruben Sommaruga 24 Global land ice monitoring from space (GLIMS) project regional center for Southwest Asia (Afghanistan and Pakistan) Review Article Pages 187-208 John F. Shroder Jr., Michael P. Bishop, Henry N.N. Bulley, Umesh K. Haritashya, Jeffrey A. Olsenholler 25 Remote sensing and GIS for alpine glacier change detection in the Himalaya Review Article Pages 209-234 Michael P. Bishop, John F. Shroder Jr., Umesh K. Haritashya, Henry N.N. Bulley 26 Ongoing variations of Himalayan and Karakoram glaciers as witnesses of global changes: recent studies on selected glaciers Review Article Pages 235-247 Claudio Smiraglia, Christoph Mayer, Claudia Mihalcea, Guglielmina Diolaiuti, Marco Belò, Giorgio Vassena 27 Changing climates, changing lives: strengthening adaptive response capacities to climate change in the Huascarán Biosphere Reserve, Peru, and Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Nepal Review Article Pages 249-250 Alton C. Byers 28 Chemical composition of fresh snow in the Himalaya and Karakoram Review Article Pages 251-262 Stefano Polesello, Michele Comi, Licia Guzzella, Angela Marinoni, Massimo Pecci, Claudio Roscioli, Claudio Smiraglia, Gianni Tartari, Paola Teti, Sara Valsecchi, Elisa Vuillermoz 29 Shrinking cryosphere in South Asia Review Article Pages 263-272 Syed Iqbal Hasnain 30 The third pole of the planet: the Mountain Research Initiative Review Article Pages 275-280 Gregory B. Greenwood 31 Global changes and sustainable development in the Hindu Kush–Karakoram–Himalaya Review Article Pages 281-290 Bidya Banmali Pradhan, Basanta Shrestha 32 Climate research in the Nepal Himalaya Review Article Pages 291-299 Saraju K. Baidya 33 Development of a mesoscale convective system over the foothills of the Himalaya into a severe storm Review Article Pages 301-311 Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry, Ghulam Rasul 34 Study of land surface heat fluxes and water cycle over the Tibetan plateau Review Article Pages 313-328 Yaoming Ma, Tandong Yao, Hirohiko Ishikawa, Toshio Koike 35 Research on global changes in Pakistan Review Article Pages 329-340 Rakhshan Roohi Subject index Pages 341-342 From an environmental point of view, mountains are particularly sensitive and important for monitoring the state of health of our planet. Only through distribution of meteoclimatic and atmospheric composition monitoring points in mountain regions, coupled with modelling simulations, will we be able to thoroughly analyze complex pollutant transport mechanisms and better understand imminent global changes. The Himalayan-Karakoram range. For its elevation and geographic location, represents one of the ideal places for studying long-range pollutant transport systems on a regional scale and for monitoring changes index by mechanisms that act on global scale through monsoon circulation. The Ev-K2-CNR committee with this book reached its objective of creating a unique opportunity for dialogue between major environmental scientists and experts, highlighting the close relationship between diverse themes with a common underlying thread: in-depth comprehension of the environmental phenomena which are determining the health of our planet