Publications

Gaddam, VK; Sharma, P; Patel, LK; Thamban, M; Singh, A (2016). Analysis of Spatio-Temporal variations in Snow cover over Western Himalaya. LAND SURFACE AND CRYOSPHERE REMOTE SENSING III, 9877, UNSP 98772A.

Abstract
Snow cover plays an important role in many applications like runoff estimation, hydro-power generation, irrigation and disaster management. In Indian Himalaya, snow cover monitoring on daily basis is a difficult task due to presence of cloud cover and lack of high spatial resolution datasets. Therefore, for long term monitoring, the maximum snow cover products are much reliable and preferred for the studies on snow-melt runoff, hydropower etc. In this study, the maximum snow cover products (MOD 10A2) from MODIS Terra satellite were used to study the spatial and temporal variations in five river basins namely Chandra, Bhaga, Baspa, Beas and Parvati. In addition, MODIS LST (MOD 11A1) and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (3B42) products were used to study the temperature and precipitation trends at basin level. Further, the obtained snow cover information can be used as inputs for the models like runoff and hydropower generation.

DOI:
10.1117/12.2223633

ISSN:
0277-786X