Publication Name
Hydrological charateristics of the HKH region Selected upper river basins of the HICAP study
BRAHMAPUTRA
GANGES
INDUS
62
MEKONG
233
154
125
110
112
62
407
0
10%
0
10%
125 94
151
SALWEEN
718
4
106
150
204
0
10%
= 10 mm Annual precipitation
0
10%
Annual runoff from each source Millimetres
40
106
Glacier melt
150
Baseflow
204
Snow melt
Rainfall runoff
0
10%
Glacierized area Percentage
0
10%
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by ICIMOD, CICERO or GRID-Arendal.
Source: Lutz, AF; Immerzeel, WW (2013) Water availability analysis for the upper Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Salween and Mekong river basins . Report submitted to FutureWater; Lutz, AF et al. (2014) ‘ Consistent increase in High Asia’s runoff due to increasing glacier melt and precipitation.’ Nature Climate Change 4: 587–592
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