Climate change impact on hydrological characteristics and water availability of the Mountain Pamir Rivers

Normatov, Inom; Normatov, Parviz

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Climate change impact on hydrological characteristics and water availability of the Mountain Pamir Rivers

Inom Normatov and Parviz Normatov

Inom Normatov

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR

inomnor@gmail.com

Meteorology and Climatology Department, Tajik National University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Parviz Normatov

Institute of Water Problems, Hydropower and Ecology Academy of Sciences Republic of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

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