Rongali et al. (2025) Snow cover area distribution and its difference assessment in Beas River basin, India using Landsat-8 and MODIS-Terra satellite data

Identification

• Journal: Elsevier eBooks
• Year: 2025
• Date: 2025-12-06
• Authors: Gopinadh Rongali, Ashok K. Keshari, A. K. Gosain, Poonam Vishwas
• DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-36396-2.00016-0

Research Groups

• National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
• Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
• Center for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Short Summary

This study aims to assess the distribution and differences in snow cover area (SCA) within the Beas River basin, India, by utilizing and comparing data from Landsat-8 and MODIS-Terra satellites.

Objective

• To assess the distribution of snow cover area (SCA) in the Beas River basin, India.
• To evaluate and compare the differences in SCA derived from Landsat-8 OLI/TIRS and MODIS-Terra (MOD10A1) satellite data.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: Beas River basin, India (regional scale).
• Temporal Scale: Observational period, utilizing daily MODIS data and Landsat-8 imagery (specific start/end dates not provided in the given text).

Methodology and Data

• Models used: Not explicitly mentioned as a hydrological or land surface model; methodology focuses on satellite image processing and classification for snow cover mapping.
• Data sources:
  • Satellite: Landsat-8 OLI/TIRS data
  • Satellite: MODIS daily snow cover maps (MOD10A1)
  • Observation/Derived: ASTER GDEM 30 m digital elevation data

Main Results

Specific quantitative results are not provided in the given text, which is an outline. However, the study's objective implies findings related to the spatial distribution of snow cover and a comparative assessment of snow cover area derived from Landsat-8 and MODIS-Terra data within the Beas River basin.

Contributions

This article contributes by providing a comparative assessment of snow cover area derived from two distinct satellite platforms (Landsat-8 and MODIS-Terra) for the Beas River basin, offering insights into the agreement and discrepancies between these datasets for regional snow monitoring.

Funding

Not explicitly mentioned in the provided text.

Citation

@article{Rongali2025Snow,
  author = {Rongali, Gopinadh and Keshari, Ashok K. and Gosain, A. K. and Vishwas, Poonam},
  title = {Snow cover area distribution and its difference assessment in Beas River basin, India using Landsat-8 and MODIS-Terra satellite data},
  journal = {Elsevier eBooks},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1016/b978-0-443-36396-2.00016-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-36396-2.00016-0}
}