Snow melt run off estimate from the Beas catchment in the Himalayas using energy balance techniques
Tóm tắt
Run off due to snow melt from Beas river catchment in the Himalayan region, during three months viz. April, May and June 1969, is computed by energy balance techniques and is compared with the observed snow melt discharge from the river. The critical meteorological parameters which control snow melting in such regions are established. It is noted that for given atmospheric conditions, critical values of air temperature and relative humidity exist above which melting increases with increasing wind and below which melting decreases as wind increases. Implications of this finding on control of snow melt by artificial means are discussed.
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