Orographic Barrier of the Great Himalayas
The entire geographical literature, starting with school textbooks, presents the Himalayas as a classical model of an impermeable orographic barrier, halting the masses of monsoon air and causing aridity of the Tibetan landscapes. Despite of that, however, the author, during his trips to Western and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2004-12-01
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| Series: | Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2004-0009 |