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1: OBJECTIVES FOR SNOWCOVER MONITORING
Water management
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Estimation of freshwater supplies and reserves
Runoff prediction (seasonal meltwater runoff)
Irrigation practices
Hydroelectric power production
Flood control
Sedimentation
Navigation
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Avalanche surveys and prediction
Flood control
Urban hazards
Traffic and communication hazards
Planning purposes
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Recreation
Transportation
Agriculture
Land evaluation in general
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Scientific studies
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Areal extent of snowcover in its seasonal variations
Course of transidient and climatic snowline
Areal and temporal distribution of snowcover during melting period
Geoecological impacts: Correlation between duration of snowcover and
plant associations
face conditions
Age (metamorphism of snow)
Pollution
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Snowdepth and water equivalent
Separation of snow and clouds
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Separation of different snowtypes
Temperature (especially freeze-thaw line)