Distributed hydrological modelling of a heavily glaciated Alpine river basin;Modélisation hydrologique distribuée d’un bassin alpin caractérisé par une importante couverture glaciaire

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 553-570

  Klok, E J ^a   Jasper, K ^a   Roelofsma, K P ^a   Gurtz, J ^a   Badoux, A ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Distributed hydrological modelling; Glacier melt; Glacier runoff; Mountain hydrology; Rhone glacier; Temperature radiation index method

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE; GLACIERS; RAIN; SOLAR RADIATION;

GLACIER SUBMODEL;

HYDROLOGY;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MELTWATER; RIVER BASIN; SOLAR RADIATION;

EUROPE; RHONE BASIN;

EID: 0035416646     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626660109492850     Document Type: Article

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