Monitoring of seasonal snow cover in Bhutan using remote sensing technique

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Submitted by susan on Fri, 2011-12-02 12:43

All major rivers in Bhutan depend on snowmelt for discharge. Therefore, changes in snow cover due to climate change can influence distribution and availability of water. However, information about distribution of seasonal snow cover in Bhutan is not available. The MODIS snow product was used to study snow cover status and trends in Bhutan.

Author: 
Deo Raj Gurung
Anil V. Kulkarni
A. Giriraj & et al
thesaurus: 
Climate Change
Bhutan
Remote Sensing
South Asia
Water Resources
Hydrology
Climate Impacts
River Basin
Main Topic: 
Climate Change
Name of the Journal: 
Current Science
Attachment(s): 
seasonal snow cover.pdf
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External URL: 
http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/25nov2011/1364.pdf
Email Alert: 
1364-1370
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Publication Date: 
25/11/2011