Runoff in glacierized alpine basins results from the seasonal snow cover and from the glacier melt. Due to high resolution satellite sensors, it is possible to map snow cover and glacier areas in the basin of Massa-Blatten, 196 km2, 1447 4191 m a.s.l. Depletion curves of snow covered areas were derived in six elevation zones. In addition, the date was determined when the glacierice became expos...

r a 200 .004 esent ad Geoscien ox X, A +1 512 4 kherjee@ Summary Samples of deep groundwater, river water and rainwater were collected for dO and dH analyses from an area of 22,000 km in the arsenic-affected districts of West Bengal, India, in order to examine groundwater recharge. A plot of dO versus dH of groundwater falls subparallel to the constructed local meteoric water line (dH = 7.2 dO ...

India today is desperately in need of answers to resolve its water crisis. The country faces a critical challenge improve the productivity drinking fresh water. No socio-economic development or even political stability will ever be possible without ensuring uninterrupted supply quality potable It therefore clear that river rejuvenation distributed across country. In other words, we capture rain...

Despite its uses, the Internet is liable to be abused. &&Internet Addiction'' is a newly proposed construct, derived form DSM-IV criteria for substance abuse. As a very recent phenomenon, excess internet use probably arises through pre-existing mechanisms. The addictive element may be the search for stimulation through interactive services, or the Internet may serve the purpose of an escape fro...