Climate and elevation control snow depth and snow phenology on the Tibetan Plateau

Q Ma, M Keyimu, X Li, S Wu, F Zeng, L Lin - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Snowmelt from the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is the water source of many major Asian
rivers, with significant importance for regional water supply and ecosystem services. The …

Snow cover variability in North-West Himalaya during last decade

DK Singh, HS Gusain, V Mishra, N Gupta - Arabian Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Snow is an essential component of the cryosphere and spatio-temporal variability of snow
cover over large Himalayan region is important for climate change studies, regional and …

Snowfall in the Himalayas: an uncertain future from a little-known past

E Viste, A Sorteberg - The Cryosphere, 2015 - tc.copernicus.org
Snow and ice provide large amounts of meltwater to the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra
rivers. This study combines present-day observations and reanalysis data with climate …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in snow phenology from 1979 to 2016 over the Tianshan Mountains, Central Asia

T Yang, Q Li, S Ahmad, H Zhou, L Li - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Snowmelt from the Tianshan Mountains (TS) is a major contributor to the water resources of
the Central Asian region. Thus, changes in snow phenology over the TS have significant …

Effects of terrain attributes on snow-cover dynamics in parts of Chenab basin, western Himalayas

R Kour, N Patel, AP Krishna - Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Terrain variables are the main factors affecting the spatial distribution of snow cover. This
paper aims to find a relationship between snow-cover area (SCA) and topographic variables …

Missing (in-situ) snow cover data hampers climate change and runoff studies in the Greater Himalayas

M Rohrer, N Salzmann, M Stoffel, AV Kulkarni - Science of the Total …, 2013 - Elsevier
The Himalayas are presently holding the largest ice masses outside the polar regions and
thus (temporarily) store important freshwater resources. In contrast to the contemplation of …

An efficient algorithm for detection of seasonal snow cover variations over undulating North Indian Himalayas, India

S Singh, V Sood, R Kaur, S Prashar - Advances in Space Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The detection of rapid snow cover variations over undulating Himalayan mountain ranges
may get challenging due to the existence of steep slopes and a diverse range of spatial …

[BOK][B] Glacier systems and seasonal snow cover in six major Asian river basins: hydrological role under changing climate

OS Savoskul, V Smakhtin - 2013 - books.google.com
The hydrological roles of glaciers and seasonal snow in the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra,
Amu Darya, Syr Darya and Mekong basins are, for the first time, assessed comprehensively …

Assessment of temporal dynamics of snow cover and its validation with hydro-meteorological data in parts of Chenab Basin, western Himalayas

R Kour, N Patel, AP Krishna - Science China Earth Sciences, 2016 - Springer
The present investigation was conducted to analyze the temporal patterns of snow cover
area%(SCA%), air temperature, snowfall and river discharge in parts of Chenab basin …

Effect of shadow on atmospheric and topographic processed NDSI values in Chenab basin, western Himalayas

AS Jasrotia, R Kour, KK Singh - Cold Regions Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study was undertaken in the Chenab basin, western Himalayas to explore the
effect of shadow on atmospherically and topographically corrected normalized difference …