Figure 1

Map shows the rainwater sampling site and automatic weather station (AWS) at high altitudes in Shaune Garang, Himachal Himalaya. The study area map is created using a geographical information system in the DST-FIST-funded GIS Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, Central University of Rajasthan (ArcGIS 10.1; version 10.1 and authorization number: EFL691568009-1010). Freely available data on India shapefile (http://www.diva-gis.org/gdata), Digital Elevation Model (DEM) at NASA Earth Data (https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/) were used.