@article{fdi:010062418,
  title = {{C}omparison of two snowmelt modelling approaches in the {D}udh {K}oshi basin (eastern {H}imalayas, {N}epal)},
  author = {{P}okhrel, {B}. {K}. and {C}hevallier, {P}ierre and {A}ndreassian, {V}. and {T}ahir, {A}. {A}. and {A}rnaud, {Y}ves and {N}eppel, {L}. and {B}ajracharya, {O}. {R}. and {B}udhathoki, {K}. {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he glaciers in the {N}epalese {H}imalayas are retreating due to rising temperatures. {L}ack of data and information on {N}epal's cryosphere has impeded scientific studies and field investigations in the {N}epalese {H}imalayas. {T}herefore, {IRD} {F}rance and {E}v-{K}2 {CNR} {I}taly have conducted the {PAPRIKA} ({C}ryos{P}heric responses to {A}nthropogenic {PR}essures in the {HI}ndu {K}ush-{H}imalaya regions: impacts on water resources and society adaptation in {N}epal) project in {N}epal with the financial support of the {F}rench and {I}talian scientific agencies. {T}his project aims to address the current and future evolution of the cryosphere in response to overall environmental changes in {S}outh {A}sia, and its consequences for water resources in {N}epal. {T}hus, two hydrological models, the {GR}4{J} lumped precipitation-runoff model and the snowmelt runoff model ({SRM}), were used in the {D}udh {K}oshi basin. {T}he {GR}4{J} model has been successfully applied in different parts of {E}urope. {T}o obtain better results in such a harsh and rugged topography, modifications needed to be made, particularly in the snow module. {T}he runoff pattern is analysed herein both for past years and, in a sensitivity analysis, for possible future climatic conditions (i.e. precipitation and temperature) using the {SRM} and {GR}4{J} modelling approaches. {T}he results reveal a significant contribution of snow- and glacier-melt to runoff, and the {SRM} model shows better performance in {N}epalese catchments than the {GR}4{J} model.},
  keywords = {{GR}4{J} model ; {H}imalayas ; hydrological modelling ; snow cover dynamics ; snowmelt runoff model ; {HIMALAYA} ; {NEPAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}ydrological {S}ciences {J}ournal = {J}ournal des {S}ciences {H}ydrologiques},
  volume = {59},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {1507--1518},
  ISSN = {0262-6667},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1080/02626667.2013.842282},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062418},
}