Glacier-river flow linkage in Chandra-Bhaga basin, western Himalaya since 1979 
using satellite data, modelling and in-situ observations

Srivastava, Smriti; Azam, Mohd Farooq

doi:10.57757/IUGG23-2134

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Glacier-river flow linkage in Chandra-Bhaga basin, western Himalaya since 1979 using satellite data, modelling and in-situ observations

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Srivastava, Smriti
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Azam, Mohd Farooq
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

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Srivastava, S., Azam, M. F. (2023): Glacier-river flow linkage in Chandra-Bhaga basin, western Himalaya since 1979 using satellite data, modelling and in-situ observations, XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) (Berlin 2023).
https://doi.org/10.57757/IUGG23-2134

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Abstract

Due to limited in-situ observations, the glaciohydrological modelling is challenging in the Himalaya-Karakoram (HK) region. The present study reconstructs the runoffs in the Chandra-Bhaga basin, where a good amount of in-situ data is available. The SPHY (spatial processes in hydrology), a fully distributed high-resolution hydrological model, is applied over 1979-2020 using ERA5 reanalysis, Globcover land use and HiHydrosoil satellite products. The model is calibrated using 5 years (2010-2015) of in-situ catchment-wide runoff at the Chhota Shigri Glacier catchment outlet and validated with the available 6 years (2000-2006) of in-situ basin-wide runoff at the Chandra-Bhaga basin outlet. The modelled mean annual runoff for the Chandra-Bhaga basin is estimated as 57.79 ± 10.4 m³s^-1 over 1979-2020. Maximum runoff occurs during summer-monsoon months, with a peak in July (132.74 ± 59.25 m³s^-1). Glacier melt and snowmelt from the glacierized basin area, snowmelt from the non-glacierized basin area, rainfall-runoff and baseflow contribute 38%, 28%, 22% and 12%, respectively, to the total runoff at the basin outlet. The most sensitive model parameters are ‘GlacF’, which differentiates between the amount of glacier melt resulting in direct runoff and ‘T_m’, the threshold temperature for melting. The analysis also indicates that the hydrology of the Chandra-Bhaga basin is mainly dominated by summer precipitation. The study, using sufficient amount of in-situ data at the glacier catchment scale provides reliable reconstructed long-term runoffs for the basin.