Mapping of climate change hotspots in Indian Western Himalayas

Tanu Priya Tanu Priya; Ayesha Ayesha; Prateek Srivastava

doi:10.1117/12.2680148

19 October 2023 Mapping of climate change hotspots in Indian Western Himalayas

Tanu Priya Tanu Priya, Ayesha Ayesha, Prateek Srivastava

Proceedings Volume 12734, Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications XIV; 127341C (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2680148
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2023, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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The study aims to identify climate change hotspots within the Indian Western Himalayan (IWH) region, where vulnerability to shifting climatic conditions is amplified by human influence. Climate change hotspots are the regions that are vulnerable to the dynamic climatic conditions due to result of anthropogenic activities. The focus is on mapping these hotspots and comparing the projected impacts between the years 2021-2040 and a baseline period of 1970-2000. The employed methodology employs "Weighted Overlay Analysis" (WOA) in conjunction with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) based on two key climatic variables, temperature and precipitation, which are fundamental drivers of ecological changes. The forests within the Indian Western Himalayan area hold immense ecological and societal significance, serving as a critical natural asset on which the sustenance of a significant portion of the human populace depends. The overarching goal is to evaluate the potential repercussions of climate change on the forests of the Indian Western Himalayas.

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Tanu Priya Tanu Priya, Ayesha Ayesha, and Prateek Srivastava "Mapping of climate change hotspots in Indian Western Himalayas", Proc. SPIE 12734, Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications XIV, 127341C (19 October 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2680148

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