Sub-grid parameterization of snow distribution for an energy and mass balance snow cover model

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 13, Issue 12-13, 1999, Pages 1921-1933

  Luce, Charles H ^a   Tarboton, David G ^b   Cooley, Keith R ^c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Utah State University   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST WATERSHED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy balance model; Snow distribution; Snow water equivalence; Sub grid parameterization

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; HYDROLOGY; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT; WATERSHEDS;

ENERGY BALANCE MODEL; SNOW DISTRIBUTION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENCE; SUB GRID PARAMETERIZATION;

SNOW;

ENERGY BUDGET; HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; MASS BALANCE; SNOW;

EID: 0033190338     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1085(199909)13:12/13<1921::aid-hyp867>3.0.co;2-s     Document Type: Article

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