Poor reliability of radiosonde records across South Asia imposes serious challenges in understanding the structure of upper-tropospheric and lower-stratospheric (UTLS) region. The Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC) mission launched in April 2006 has overcome many observational limitations inherent in conventional atmospheric sounding instruments. Th...

Geographical Situation of Pakistan The country consists of two wings-East Pakistan and West Pakistanseparated from each other by 1,500 miles of land. By far the greater part of the population (Table I) is concentrated in the relatively small area of East Pakistan in the delta formed by the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, which is the most densely populated part in the world and is conspicuous fo...

The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) delta plain within Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable to relative sea level rise (RSLR) in world especially under current anthropogenically modified (i.e., embanked) conditions. Tidal river management (TRM) as practiced coastal regions may provide an opportunity combat RSLR by raising land through controlled sedimentation inside beels (depression embank...

The state of Assam in India is recognized as one the hotspots freshwater fish diversity. Beki River an important tributary Brahmaputra River. A significant decrease this region has been a major source concern recent years. diversity encountered various anthropogenic threats that have led to loss biodiversity. In study, was studied six landing zone and 31 species were recorded. ichthyofaunal bel...

Floods are frequently occurring events in the Assam region due to presence of Brahmaputra River and heavy monsoon period. An efficient reliable methodology is utilized prepare a GIS-based flood risk map for region, India. At regional administrative level, hazard index (FHI), vulnerability (FVI), (FRI) developed using multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) – analytical hierarchy process (AHP). ...

Abstract The striped hyena ( Hyaena hyaena ) is an understudied large carnivore with no known historic range map. Knowledge of the past and present extent its easternmost distribution beyond 85° east longitude dubious. Through a comprehensive review historical evidence contemporary records, we investigated presence in Bengal, i.e., Bangladesh Indian state West Bengal South Asia. We found 14 old...