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Hydrological Modelling in North Western Himalaya

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Remote Sensing of Northwest Himalayan Ecosystems

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The Himalayas are one of the largest reservoirs of freshwater in the form of glaciers and snow outside the Polar region (Mani 1981). There are around 32,392 glaciers, covering an area of about 71,182 km2 in the Indian part of the Himalaya (SAC 2011). Among all, North Western Himalaya (NWH) has the largest area under seasonal and perennial snow cover. This snow/glacier melt contributes significantly to perennial rivers like the Ganga and the Indus during lean time. The Indus Basin is comprised of Chennab, Jhelum, Rawi, Satluj and Beas River subbasins, whereas Upper Ganga Basin is comprised of Bhagirathi, Alaknanda, Mandakini, Dhauliganga and Pindar subbasins. Moreover, these basins have huge hydropower potential, which is a matter of concern during lean period (Kasturirangan et al. 2013).

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    S. P. Aggarwal, Vaibhav Garg, Praveen K. Thakur & Bhaskar R. Nikam

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Aggarwal, S.P., Garg, V., Thakur, P.K., Nikam, B.R. (2019). Hydrological Modelling in North Western Himalaya. In: Navalgund, R., Kumar, A., Nandy, S. (eds) Remote Sensing of Northwest Himalayan Ecosystems. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2128-3_6

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