M V Georgievsky 2009 Environ. Res. Lett. 4 045017 doi:10.1088/1748-9326/4/4/045017
M V Georgievsky
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This paper analyses an opportunity to integrate remote sensing data in a forecasting scheme of river inflow to the Krasnodar reservoir. MODIS MOD10A2 eight-day composite snow cover data was selected as the basic remote sensing information. Based on these data, a database which consists of maximal snow extent maps covering the Kuban river basin over the period from March 2000 to the present, along with the technique of operative monitoring of the maximal snow covered area for the main basins of the rivers flowing into the Krasnodar reservoir were developed. It was revealed that the snow cover distribution data could be useful in the prediction of flooding in the basin. In addition, the Snowmelt Runoff model, application of which is based on snow cover remote sensing data as the input information, was tested as a short-term forecasting model. The obtained results enable us to conclude that the model can be used for short-term runoff forecasts in the mountain and foothill areas of the Krasnodar reservoir basin.
Issue 4 (October-December 2009)
Received 27 April 2009, accepted for publication 30 September 2009
Published 21 October 2009
M V Georgievsky 2009 Environ. Res. Lett. 4 045017
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