Assessment of water resources of the Pamir-Alai rivers by remote sensing methods (on the example of Kafirnigan and Gunt rivers)
Water resources of the Amu Darya River is the transboundary importance for Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan. Assessment of water resources in the zone of formation of rivers is of great importance for hydropower and irrigation and is necessary for the prevention of emergency situations associated with floods and droughts. About 75% of the water resources of the Amu Darya River are formed in the Pamir-Alaya mountain system (in Tajikistan). In our study, we use remote sensing data to assess the water content of the Pamir-Alai Rivers (on the example of the Kafirnigan and Gunt rivers) for the months of vegetation. The results show the possibility of using the snow cover information from MODIS satellite images to assess and make a reliable hydrological forecasts.