Four Helvella (Ascomycota: Pezizales: Helvellaceae) species from the Cold Desert of Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Climate Change over Leh ( Ladakh ) , India

Mountains over the world are considered as the indicators of climate change. The Himalayas is comprised of five ranges viz., Pir Panjal, Great Himalayas, Zanskar, Ladhak and Karakorum. Ladakh region lies in the northern most state of India, Jammu and Kashmir, in the Ladhak range. It has a unique cold-arid climate and lies immediately south of the Karakorum range. With scarce water resources, su...

Seabuckthorn (hippophae) Mapping in Ladakh Region of Jammu and Kashmir

Remote sensing is a powerful tool for the regional mapping of natural resources. Satellite imagery has been demonstrated to be a cost effective method for classifying land use and land cover types throughout the world. This paper evaluates the potential of satellite remote sensing technology by presenting a case study for mapping ground coverage of Seabuckthorn plant, which grows in high altitu...

Diversity of Wild Mushrooms from Jammu and Kashmir (india)

Jammu and Kashmir state is stretched between 32°17'-37°03' N latitude and 72°03'-80°20' E longitude, and covers a total area of 222,235 km2, with an average annual rainfall between 60-80 cm. It is bordered to the north and east by the main Himalayan ranges and Punjab plains to the south. The state exhibits varied climatic and topographic conditions and provide pleasant environment for the lavis...

Rainfall Climatology of Jammu and Kashmir State, India

A Flash-flooding Storm at the Steep Edge of High Terrain

T HE DISASTER IN LEH. Less than 1 week after the catastrophic slow-rise flooding of the Indus River in Pakistan in late July 2010 (Houze et al. 2011), f looding of a different, more sudden type produced a disaster in the city of Leh, India, located 500 km to the east. The town of Leh, located in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir State in India, is a high-altitude cold desert valley, 3,500 ...