Many advances in spaceborne instrumentation, remote sensing, and data analysis have
occurred in recent years, but until now there has been no book that reflects these advances …

In the mountain regions of the Hindu Kush, Karakoram and Himalaya (HKH) the" third polar
ice cap" of our planet, glaciers play the role of" water towers" by providing significant amount …

Cold regions affect global, regional and local climate; oftentimes they are relevant for water
supply, host valuable ecosystems, and support human livelihood. They are thus eminently …

The inter-and intra-annual snow cover distribution in the Zackenbergdalen valley, north-east
Greenland, was monitored using images from a digital camera. The Digital Camera Images …

We develop a simple model to evaluate the daily flow discharges in the ablation season for
the 11km2 Pantano basin in the Retiche Italian Alps, based upon the data gathered during a …

A method for using remotely sensed snow cover information in updating a hydrological
model is developed, based on Bayes' theorem. A snow cover mass balance model structure …

Snow water equivalent (SWE) estimates at the end of the winter season have been
compared for the 2002–2006 period in a 200 km 2 mountainous area in Switzerland, using …

Snow accumulation and ablation rule the temporal dynamics of water availability in
mountain areas and cold regions. In these environments, the evaluation of the snow water …

This chapter highlights the scope and nature of research work done in the northwest
Himalayan region using hyperspectral images and field measurements. Spectral signatures …

Monitoring snow cover in alpine areas is important for the estimation of the water storage
during the snowmelt season, especially in view of irrigation, hydropower production and …