Early 21st century snow cover state over the western river basins of the Indus River system

• Published in: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
• Main Authors: Hasson, S., Lucarini, V., Khan, M. R., Petitta, M., Bolch, T., Gioli, G.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Western River; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4077-2014; https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/4077/2014/

In this paper we assess the snow cover and its dynamics for the western river basins of the Indus River system (IRS) and their sub-basins located in Afghanistan, China, India and Pakistan for the period 2001–2012. First, we validate the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) daily sno...