@incollection{fdi:010074615, title = {{O}bservations hydrom{\'e}t{\'e}orologiques dans la chaine centrale du {K}arakoram ({P}akistan)}, author = {{T}ahir, {A}.{A}. and {C}hevallier, {P}ierre and {N}eppel, {L}. and {A}rnaud, {Y}ves and {W}agnon, {P}atrick}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} major proportion of flow in the {I}ndus river is contributed by its snow and glacier-fed river catchments situated in the central {K}arakoram ranges in the northern areas of {P}akistan. {I}t is therefore essential to better understand the hydro-meteorological observations in this mountainous area for water resources management. {T}he {MODIS} {MOD}10{A}2 remote-sensing database of snow cover products from march 2000 to december 2009 was selected to analyse the snow cover changes in the {H}unza river basin (mean hypsometric elevation = 4631 m) (situated in the central {K}arakoram). {A} database of daily flows for the {H}unza river at {D}ainyor bridge over a period of 40 years and climate data (precipitation and temperature) of the catchment for 12 years was made available to investigate the hydrological regimes in the area. {T}he {S}nowmelt-{R}unoff {M}odel ({SRM}) was tested for runoff simulations in the catchment, keeping in mind that application of the {SRM} is based on snow cover remote-sensing data as the key information. {T}he results obtained suggest that the {SRM} integrated with remotely sensed {MODIS} data can be used efficiently for hydrological modeling in the snow- and glacier-fed catchments of central {K}arakoram region.}, keywords = {{HYDROLOGIE} ; {METEOROLOGIE} ; {PRECIPITATION} ; {TEMPERATURE} ; {ECOULEMENT} ; {RESSOURCES} {EN} {EAU} ; {MASSIF} ; {ALTITUDE} ; {MODELISATION} ; {METHODOLOGIE} ; {ANALYSE} {DE} {DONNEES} ; {BASE} {DE} {DONNEES} ; {TELEDETECTION} ; {HYDRODYNAMIQUE} ; {DEBIT} ; {VARIATION} {JOURNALIERE} ; {RUISSELLEMENT} ; {SIMULATION} ; {COURS} {D}'{EAU} ; {BASSIN} {VERSANT} ; {OBSERVATION} ; {GESTION} {DE} {L}'{EAU} ; {MODELE} {SRM} ; {NEIGE} ; {ZONE} {DE} {MONTAGNE} ; {PAKISTAN} ; {PAKISTAN} {NORD} ; {KARAKORAM} {REGION} ; {INDUS} {COURS} {D}'{EAU} ; {HUNZA} {COURS} {D}'{EAU} ; {DAINYOR} {BRIDGE}}, booktitle = {{L}'eau en montagne, mieux observer pour mieux pr{\'e}voir}, numero = {}, pages = {57--62}, address = {{P}aris}, publisher = {{SHF}}, series = {{P}ublication - {SHF}}, year = {2011}, ISBN = {978-2-906831-86-5}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074615}, }