Assessment of daily MODIS snow cover products to monitor snow cover dynamics over the Moroccan Atlas mountain range

A Marchane, L Jarlan, L Hanich, A Boudhar… - Remote Sensing of …, 2015 - Elsevier
In semi-arid Mediterranean areas, the snow in the mountains represents an important
source of water supply for many people living downstream. This study assessed the daily …

Validation of MODIS snow cover products using Landsat and ground measurements during the 2001–2005 snow seasons over northern Xinjiang, China

X Huang, T Liang, X Zhang, Z Guo - International Journal of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)/Terra daily snow cover
product MOD10A1 was compared with in situ climate station measurements and a snow …

Snowmelt and sublimation: field experiments and modelling in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco

O Schulz, C de Jong - Hydrology and earth system sciences, 2004 - hess.copernicus.org
Snow in the High Atlas Mountains is a major source for freshwater renewal and for water
availability in the semi-arid lowlands of south-eastern Morocco. Snowfall-and snow-ablation …

The water resources of Lebanon-A review to support water security

M Merheb, R Moussa, C Abdallah, J Halwani… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2024 - Elsevier
This work reviewed a large and fragmented body of academic and grey literature on water
resources in Lebanon. The objective was to assess and curate the existing knowledge base …

Indicators and aspects of hydrological drought in Lebanon

A Shaban - Water resources management, 2009 - Springer
Change in climate conditions has become a global issue that has given a serious concern
by many researchers. However, the availability of data in this regard is considered as a …

Evaposublimation from the snow in the Mediterranean mountains of Sierra Nevada (Spain)

J Herrero, MJ Polo - The Cryosphere, 2016 - tc.copernicus.org
In this study we quantify the evaposublimation and the energy balance of the seasonal
snowpack in the Mediterranean semiarid region of Sierra Nevada, Spain (37° N). In these …

Isotopic signatures for the assessment of snow water resources in the Moroccan high Atlas mountains: contribution to surface and groundwater recharge

AB N'da, L Bouchaou, B Reichert, L Hanich… - Environmental Earth …, 2016 - Springer
To characterize snow isotopic signatures, monitoring of snowmelt was carried out at two
sites (Oukaimden and Ifni) in the Moroccan High Atlas Mountains. For the Oukaimden site …

Towards an enhanced method to map snow cover areas and derive snow-water equivalent in Lebanon

M Mhawej, G Faour, A Fayad, A Shaban - Journal of Hydrology, 2014 - Elsevier
Snow cover contributes to the definition of the hydrologic system of most River Basins in
Lebanon. Despite its importance little is known about the proper quantification of snow cover …

Long-term analysis of snow-covered area in the Moroccan High-Atlas through remote sensing

A Boudhar, B Duchemin, L Hanich, L Jarlan… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
The High-Atlas mountainous region in Morocco is a true water tower for the neighbouring
arid plains, where the water resources are intensively and increasingly subjected to …

[PDF][PDF] Analyzing climatic and hydrologic trends in Lebanon

A Shaban - Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, 2011 - researchgate.net
Lebanon was described as the “water tower of the Middle East”. However, this status does
not exist lately, thus the increase in population and the variability in climatic conditions …