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: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: EGU 2014
• Subjects: Western River; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: http://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/13092/; http://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/13092/1/13092.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-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...