@article{fdi:010054193,
  title = {{M}odeling snowmelt-runoff under climate scenarios in the {H}unza {R}iver basin, {K}arakoram {R}ange, {N}orthern {P}akistan},
  author = {{T}ahir, {A}. {A}. and {C}hevallier, {P}ierre and {A}rnaud, {Y}ves and {N}eppel, {L}. and {A}hmad, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} major proportion of flow in the {I}ndus {R}iver is contributed by its snow and glacier-fed river catchments situated in the {K}arakoram {R}ange. {I}t is therefore essential to estimate the snowmelt runoff from these catchments (with no or scarce precipitation records) for water resources management. {T}he snowmelt runoff model ({SRM}) integrated with {MODIS} remote-sensing snow cover products was selected to simulate the daily discharges and to study the climate change impact on these discharges in the {H}unza {R}iver basin (the snow- and glacier-fed sub-catchment of the {I}ndus {R}iver). {T}he results obtained suggest that the {SRM} can be used efficiently in the snow- and glacier-fed sub-catchments of the {U}pper {I}ndus {R}iver {B}asin ({UIB}). {T}he application of the {SRM} under future climate (mean temperature, precipitation and snow cover) change scenarios indicates a doubling of summer runoff until the middle of this century. {T}his analysis suggests that new reservoirs will be necessary for summer flow storage to meet with the needs of irrigation supply, increasing power generation demand, flood control and water supply.},
  keywords = {{U}pper {I}ndus {R}iver {B}asin ({UIB}) ; {H}unza {R}iver basin ; {MODIS} ; {W}ater ; resources management ; {S}nowmelt-{R}unoff {M}odel ; {C}limate change},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {H}ydrology},
  volume = {409},
  numero = {1-2},
  pages = {104--117},
  ISSN = {0022-1694},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.08.035},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054193},
}