Analysis of stable snowpack distribution pattern and influencing
factors on the Western Sichuan Plateau
Zihan Zhang1,2, Lumin Nie1,2 and
Heng Lu1,2
1 Sichuan Normal University of The Faculty Geography Resource Sciences,
Chengdu 610101, People’s Republic of China
2 Key Laboratory of the Evaluation and Monitoring of Southwest Land
Resources (Ministry of Education), Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu
610068, People’s Republic of China
Corresponding Author :
luheng@sicnu.edu.cn
Abstract: This study examines stable snow formation and
distribution in the western Sichuan Plateau’s Mamukao and Hanliu river
basins using MODIS snow cover data. It analyzes dominant influencing
factors using a maximum entropy model. Findings reveal different snow
ablation rates between basins during winter and spring, with
higher-altitude areas hosting stable snowpack. Influencing factors vary
between basins during winter and spring, except for altitude.
Keyword: Snow; Remote sensing; the Western of Sichuan Plateau;
the maxent model