Snow and glacier melt contribution in the Beas River at Pandoh Dam, Himachal Pradesh, India

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 376-388

  Kumar, Vijay ^a   Singh, Pratap ^b   Singh, Vivekanand ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

^b Hydro Tasmania Consulting   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PATNA   (India)

Author keywords

Cumulative rainfall; Evapotranspiration losses; Glacier melt; Snow covered area; Snowmelt; Water balance approach

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DATA REDUCTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOW OF WATER; GLACIERS; RAIN; RIVERS; RUNOFF;

GLACIER MELT; WATER BALANCE APPROACH;

SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GLACIER; RAINFALL; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF; SNOWMELT; WATER BUDGET;

ASIA; BEAS BASIN; EURASIA; HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA; PANDOH DAM; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34147205290     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.52.2.376     Document Type: Article

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