The water supply from the Himalayan and Tibetan Plateau is of great importance for millions of people (Bookhagen & Burbank 2010). The water from this region provides drinking water, supports agricultural demands, is used for hydropower generation and other agro-economic activities (Ménégoz et al. 2013). The countries in the High Mountain
Economy, business and finance/Economic sector/Agriculture
The water supply from the Himalayan and Tibetan Plateau is of great importance for millions of people (Bookhagen & Burbank 2010). The water from this region provides drinking water, supports agricultural demands, is used for hydropower generation and other agro-economic activities (Ménégoz et al. 2013). The countries in the High Mountain Asia (HMA) region have a huge potential for developing hydropower making the shift towards a greener economy more feasible. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the Shyft modelling framework in its ability to simulate main water balance components, especially discharge, in the specific conditions of the Budhi-Gandaki catchment with scarce data and extreme topography. • Is the model able to capture precipitation variations on the leeward and windward sides of the catchment, and predict discharge adequately? • How sensitive the model is to the forcings, spatial representation (grid or triangular- irregular networks) and scales? References: Bookhagen, B. & Burbank, D. W. (2010), ‘Toward a complete himalayan hydrological budget: Spatiotemporal distribution of snowmelt and rainfall and their impact on river discharge’, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 115(F3). Ménégoz, M., Gallée, H. & Jacobi, H. (2013), ‘Precipitation and snow cover in the himalaya: from reanalysis to regional climate simulations’, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 17(10), 3921–3936.
Assessing the Shyft Modelling Framework in Nepal: Impact of Snow Routines and Terrain Representation on Simulated Water Balance Components
Skavang, Jacob Qvam, Olga Silantyeva, Lena Merete Tallaksen, and Kristoffer Aalstad. "Assessing the Shyft Modelling Framework in Nepal: Impact of Snow Routines and Terrain Representation on Simulated Water Balance Components." ROHub. Mar 10 ,2022. https://w3id.org/ro-id/648630a1-c6a3-4f64-8a39-e4cd29a55221.
Description of the Bundhigandaki river basin
Hydrological Modeling: A Better Alternative to Empirical Methods for Monthly Flow Estimation in Ungauged Basins
Information about the snowline and snow cover in Nepal
Snow Cover and Glacier Change Study in Nepalese Himalaya Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System
Evaluation of forcing datasets for data-sparse Himalayan regions
Evaluation of global forcing datasets for hydropower inflow simulation in Nepal
Describing the Shyft platform and how it can be used for operational hydrology
Shyft v4.8: a framework for uncertainty assessment and distributed hydrologic modeling for operational hydrology
WFDE5: bias-adjusted ERA5 reanalysis data for impact studies
Relative contribution of rainfall, snowfall and evapotranspiration to mean river discharge in Hamalaya
Toward a complete Himalayan hydrological budget: Spatiotemporal distribution of snowmelt and rainfall and their impact on river discharge
A working paper with a situational analysis of the Gandaki basin carried out by the Himalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience (HI-AWARE) reasearch initiative.
The Gandaki Basin- Maintaining Livelihoods in the Face of Landslides,Floods, and Drought; HI-AWARE Working Paper 9
Modelling of streamflow in snow dominated Budhigandaki catchment in Nepal
Description of climatic zones in Himalaya
Assimilation of Snowmelt Runoff Model (SRM) Using Satellite Remote Sensing Data in Budhi Gandaki River Basin, Nepal
GitHub repository for Master Thesis project
Precipitation and snow cover in the himalaya: from reanalysis to regional climate simulations’
Economy, business and finance/Economy/Macro economics/Budgets and budgeting
Assessing the Shyft Modelling Framework in Nepal: Impact of Snow Routines and Terrain Representation on Simulated Water Balance Components.
Section of Geography and Hydrology (GeoHyd), University of Oslo