Estimation of Snow and Glacier Melt Runoff in Chenab Basin, Himachal Pradesh, India |
Author(s): |
| Hima B. Patel , L.D.College of Engineering; B. P. Rathore, Space Application Center(SAC)/ISRO, Ahmedabad; M. S. Gadhavi, L.D.College of Engineering; Keval H. Jodhani, L.D.College of Engineering; I. M. Bahuguna, Space Application Center(SAC)/ISRO, Ahmedabad |
Keywords: |
| Snow and Glacier Melt Runoff, Chenab, Model, Hydropower Potential, Calibration |
Abstract |
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Himalayan mountains, the boon of God, is the major source of fresh water for India. The significant quantity of fresh water is stored in Himalayan mountains outside the polar regions. Perennial Himalayan rivers are fed by melting of snow & glaciers. Estimation of runoff from snow & glacier melt is important as far as water need is concerned. Runoff in terms of Discharge computation is done by Distributed Snow & Glacier melt runoff model for Chenab basin as well as for Parbati sub-basin from Satluj basin using satellite image processing softwares i.e. ArcGIS and ERDAS IMAGINE. The meteorological data of Keylong station is used for Chenab basin. AWiFS images from IRS-P6 are used as satellite data. Hydropower potential is also found out based on the computed discharge by this model. The calibration is done for Parbati sub-basin. The model efficiency is found to be 87%. |
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Paper ID: IJSRDV4I31128 Published in: Volume : 4, Issue : 3 Publication Date: 01/06/2016 Page(s): 1229-1232 |
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