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https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-40-67-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-40-67-2022
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31 Jan 2022
Regular paper |
| 31 Jan 2022
| 31 Jan 2022
Snow cover variability and trend over the Hindu Kush Himalayan region using MODIS and SRTM data
Nirasindhu Desinayak
Photogeology and Image Processing Laboratory, Department of Applied
Geology, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand 826004, India
Photogeology and Image Processing Laboratory, Department of Applied
Geology, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand 826004, India
Hesham El-Askary
Center of Excellence in Earth Systems, Modeling and Observations,
Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, 452 N. Glassell, Orange, CA 92866, USA
Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Moharem Bek, Alexandria 21522, Egypt
Menas Kafatos
Center of Excellence in Earth Systems, Modeling and Observations,
Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, 452 N. Glassell, Orange, CA 92866, USA
Ghassem R. Asrar
Universities Space Research Association, 7178 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046, USA
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- Recent global snow cover trends using the MODIS dataset from 2000 to 2021 A. Khan & X. Li
- Intensified occurrences of snow droughts are related to the snow cover dynamics in the Hindu Kush Himalayas H. Singh et al.
- Capability of remote sensing and reanalysis data for water conflict assessment in Helmand River Basin E. Galehban et al.
- Confronting uncertainty: The future of hydropower in the himalayan region amidst climate ambiguity N. Devkota et al.
- Estimating the variations and trends of surface skin temperature across the Indus River Basin S. Rani et al.
- Tropospheric ozone as an atmospheric pollutant and short-lived climate forcer in the Third Pole B. Sharma et al.
- Development of Global Snow Cover—Trends from 23 Years of Global SnowPack S. Roessler & A. Dietz
- Snow Cover on the Tibetan Plateau and Topographic Controls D. Chu et al.
- Spatiotemporal Variability of Snow Parameters over Himalayan–Tibetan Region Utilizing ERA-5 Data D. Panicker et al.
- Perennial snow and ice cover change from 2001 to 2021 in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region derived from the Landsat analysis-ready data A. Khan et al.
- Effect of Image-Processing Routines on Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis for Mapping Glacier Surface Facies from Svalbard and the Himalayas S. Jawak et al.
- Modelling of snow cover area in relation with climatic variability over the Sind basin of Kashmir Himalayas (2002–2022) S. Dar & M. Sarif
- Elevation dependent climate assessment and its influence on snow cover variability in Hindu Kush Himalayan region using Google Earth Engine for the period of 2003–2021 M. Ul Moazzam et al.
- Elevation-Dependent Trends in Himalayan Snow Cover (2004–2024) Based on MODIS Terra Observations G. Tauqir et al.
- Challenges in Understanding the Variability of the Cryosphere in the Himalaya and Its Impact on Regional Water Resources B. Vishwakarma et al.
- How seas whisper to snow: teleconnections drive spatio–temporal variability of snow cover in Western Himalayas S. Sengupta & R. Das Bhowmik
- Multi-faceted analyses of seasonal trends and drivers of land surface variables in Indo-Gangetic river basins S. Uereyen et al.
- Spatial Distribution of Snow Cover in Tibet and Topographic Dependence D. Chu et al.
- Long-Term Snow Cover Change in the Qilian Mountains (1986–2024): A High-Resolution Landsat-Based Analysis E. Huang et al.
- Ecological Zoning of the Baikal Basin Based on the Results of Chemical Analysis of the Composition of Atmospheric Precipitation Accumulated in the Snow Cover Y. Molozhnikova et al.
- Rise in Mid-Tropospheric Temperature Trend (MSU/AMSU 1978–2022) over the Tibet and Eastern Himalayas N. Desinayak et al.
- Dynamics of snow and glacier cover in the Upper Karnali Basin, Nepal: an analysis of its relationship with climatic and topographic parameters M. Ghimire et al.
- Snow Cover Response to Climatological Factors at the Beas River Basin of W. Himalayas from MODIS and ERA5 Datasets . Sunita et al.
- Comparative assessment of spatiotemporal variability in cryosphere and hydro-climatic regime of the Hunza, Astore and Shigar Basins (Hindukush-Karakoram–Himalaya Region) in Pakistan A. Khan et al.
- Assessing the Monthly Trends in Precipitable Water Vapor over the Indian Subcontinent S. Rani et al.
- Widespread declining trends of snow water resources and their driving factors in water towers of Indus River G. Grossi et al.
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Short summary
The study presents long-term altitudinal changes and variability (spatial and temporal; during 2000–2017) in the coverage of snow and glaciers in one of the world’s largest mountainous regions, i.e., the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region. The western zone and high-altitude regions (above 6000 m) show no significant decline in snow cover, whereas the lower-altitude regions (< 6000 m) show a variable but statistically significant decline in snow cover in the central and eastern zones (5 %–15 %).
The study presents long-term altitudinal changes and variability (spatial and temporal; during...
