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, Valerio, Khan, M. R., Petitta, M., Bolch, T., Gioli, G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus 2014
• Subjects: Western River; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/71512/; https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/71512/1/ShabehSnow2013.pdf; 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...