Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources
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Entry from Directory of Selected Israeli Water-related Publications
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| TITLE: | The snow of Mt. Hermon and its contribution to the Jordan River sources. Rep.Hydro 1/1988 |
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| AUTHORS: | J. Bonne, D. Gilad |
| PUBLISHER: | Hydrological Service of Israel |
| PAGES: | 48 |
| PUBLICATION DATE: | January 1988 |
| LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION: | Hebrew |
| ABSTRACT: | The water sources of the Upper Jordan watershed and, particularly, of the main springs at the foothills of the Hermon, are fed partly by the melting of snowfall on the Hermon. The objective of the study was to find characteristic parameters which can be used to evaluate the relationship between the volume of snow on the Hermon and its contribution to the baseflow of the sources of the Jordan River, and to check the possibility of forecasting the quantity of water which will be delivered from snowmelt. The snow covered region was obtained from Landsat satellite images and from air photos. Once delineated on maps, the area covered with snow was computed. Data of areas covered with snow in a series of years were tested against flow volumes in the tributaries of the Jordan River and in the Dan and Banias springs. Parallel measurements of the depth and water content in different locations of the snow layer were also made. It was found that the average contribution of snowmelt in the studied period was at least 50 million cubic meters per annum. This quantity is about one eighth of the yield of all springs of the Jordan River sources, and about one quarter to one third of the yield of the Dan and Banias springs in the summer. |
| ADDRESS FROM WHICH THE PUBLICATION CAN BE OBTAINED: | Library, Hydrological Service, P.O.Box 6381, Jerusalem 91063, Israel |
| AVAILABILITY: | At request |
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