Snow cover dynamics and hydrological regime of the Hunza River basin, Karakoram Range, Northern Pakistan

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2275-2290

  Tahir, A A ^a   Chevallier, P ^a   Arnaud, Y ^b   Ahmad, B ^c  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c PAKISTAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN AREA; CLIMATE DATA; CRYOSPHERE; HIGH ALTITUDE; HIMALAYAS; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; INDUS RIVER; LARGE PARTS; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; PAKISTAN; RIVER BASINS; RIVER CATCHMENT; SNOW AND ICE; SNOW COVERS; SNOW-COVER DYNAMICS; SNOW-COVER PRODUCTS; SUB-CATCHMENT; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WINTER PRECIPITATION;

CATCHMENTS; GLACIERS; GLOBAL WARMING; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; REMOTE SENSING; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

SNOW;

CATCHMENT; CRYOSPHERE; DATA SET; DATABASE; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; ICE COVER; MELTING; METEOROLOGY; MODIS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER FLOW; SNOW COVER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

INDUS RIVER; KARAKORAM; PAKISTAN;

EID: 79960506089     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-2275-2011     Document Type: Article

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