Rising mean and extreme near‐surface air temperature across Nepal

• Published in: International Journal of Climatology Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 2445 - 2463
• Main Authors: Karki, Ramchandra, ul Hasson, Shabeh, Gerlitz, Lars, Talchabhadel, Rocky, Schickhoff, Udo, Scholten, Thomas, Böhner, Jürgen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK Wiley 30.03.2020; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adaptation; Air temperature; Anomalies; Anticyclonic circulation; Biodiversity; Climate change; climatic extremes; Cloud cover; Cold days; Cooling; Daily temperatures; Disasters; Dynamic height; Environmental impact; Fog; Geopotential; Geopotential height; Height anomalies; Himalayas; increase in warm days and nights; Lower atmosphere; Lowlands; Maximum temperatures; Minimum temperatures; Monsoons; Mountain regions; Mountains; Natural disasters; Nepal; Seasons; Snowfall; Stability; Surface-air temperature relationships; Temperature changes; Temperature extremes; Temperature trends; Troposphere; Upper troposphere; Valleys; Wind; Winter; Nepal

Owing to unique topographic and ecological diversity, central Himalayan state of Nepal is exposed to adverse impacts of climate change and associated disasters. However, countrywide historical assessment of mean and extreme temperature changes, a prerequisite for devising adequate adaptation strateg...