Simulations of snow distribution and hydrology in a mountain basin

Water Resources Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1587-1603

  Hartman, Melannie D ^a   Baron, Jill S ^a,b   Lammers, Richard B ^c   Cline, Donald W ^d,g   Band, Larry E ^e   Liston, Glen E ^f   Tague, Christina ^e  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d NOHRSC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^g NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ACCUMULATION; BASIN; HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; HYDROLOGY; MOUNTAIN REGION; SNOW COVER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032917912     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998WR900096     Document Type: Article

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