In the present study, an attempt has been made to estimate the snow/glacier melt contribution in the head water region of the Beas Basin using a conventional hydrograph approach and a modeling (SNOWMOD) technique. The discharge and other meteorological data from 1996 to 2008 of the Manali site were used for the study. The results of SNOWMOD modeling reveal that snow/glacier melt contribution to the Beas River in the head water region varied between 52 (minimum) and 56% (maximum) with an annual average of 54% during the study period. The results obtained using the conventional approach showed the contribution of snow/glacier melt varied between 48 (minimum) and 52% (maximum) with an annual average of 50%. Results obtained using both techniques corroborate each other. This study reveals that the Beas River is mainly sustained by the snow/glacier melt contribution in the head water region.
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February 09 2015
Estimation of snow/glacier melt contribution in the upper part of the Beas River basin, Himachal Pradesh, using conventional and SNOWMOD modeling approach
Rajeev Saran Ahluwalia;
Rajeev Saran Ahluwalia
1Centre for Glaciology, WIHG, Dehradun 248001, India
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S. P. Rai;
2National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee 247667, India
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S. K. Jain;
S. K. Jain
2National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee 247667, India
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D. P. Dobhal;
D. P. Dobhal
1Centre for Glaciology, WIHG, Dehradun 248001, India
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Amit Kumar
Amit Kumar
3Center for Environment Science and Climate Resilience Agriculture, IARI, New Delhi-110012, India
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Journal of Water and Climate Change (2015) 6 (4): 880–890.
Article history
Received:
July 31 2013
Accepted:
December 05 2014
Citation
Rajeev Saran Ahluwalia, S. P. Rai, S. K. Jain, D. P. Dobhal, Amit Kumar; Estimation of snow/glacier melt contribution in the upper part of the Beas River basin, Himachal Pradesh, using conventional and SNOWMOD modeling approach. Journal of Water and Climate Change 1 October 2015; 6 (4): 880–890. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2015.107
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