Snow cover variability and trend over the Hindu Kush Himalayan region using MODIS and SRTM data
Nirasindhu Desinayak,Anup K. Prasad,Hesham El-Askary,Menas Kafatos,and Ghassem R. Asrar
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
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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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...
