Quantification of different flow components in a high-altitude glacierized catchment (Dudh Koshi, Himalaya): some cryospheric-related issues

Mimeau, Louise; Esteves, Michel; Zin, Isabella; Jacobi, Hans-Werner; Brun, Fanny; Wagnon, Patrick; Koirala, Devesh; Arnaud, Yves

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3969-2019

Articles | Volume 23, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3969-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3969-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 23, issue 9

Research article

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27 Sep 2019

Research article |

| 27 Sep 2019

Quantification of different flow components in a high-altitude glacierized catchment (Dudh Koshi, Himalaya): some cryospheric-related issues

Louise Mimeau, Michel Esteves, Isabella Zin, Hans-Werner Jacobi, Fanny Brun, Patrick Wagnon, Devesh Koirala, and Yves Arnaud

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3969-2019-supplement

Data sets

Paprika - Preshine hydrology data sets in the Everest Region (Nepal) P. Chevallier, F. Delclaux, P. Wagnon, L. Neppel, Y. Arnaud, M. Esteves, D. Koirala, Y. Lejeune, F. Hernandez, R. Muller, J.-P. Chazarin, J.-F. Boyer, and I. Sacareau https://doi.org/10.23708/000521

Short summary

In a context of climate change, the quantification of the contributions of glacier melt, snowmelt, and rain to the river streamflow is a key issue for assessing the current and future water resource availability. This study discusses the representation of the snow and glacier processes in hydrological models and its impact on the estimated flow components, and also addresses the issue of defining the glacier contribution to the river streamflow.