Effect of snowpack removal on energy balance, melt and runoff in a small supraglacial catchment

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 16, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 2721-2749

  Willis, Ian C ^a   Arnold, Neil S ^a   Brock, Ben W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Glacier hydrology; Haut Glacier d'Arolla; Melt; Physically based distributed modelling; Runoff; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DRAINAGE; FLOW OF WATER; HYDROLOGY; MELTING; RUNOFF; WATER RESOURCES; GLACIERS; ICE; SNOW; TURBULENCE; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ICE-COVERED CATCHMENTS; SLOPE ANGLE; SNOWPACK REMOVAL;

GLACIERS; CATCHMENTS;

ENERGY BALANCE; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; SNOWMELT; WATER RESOURCE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MELTWATER; SNOWPACK;

SWITZERLAND; ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HAUT GLACIER D'AROLLA; PENNINE ALPS; VALAIS;

EID: 0037108546     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1067     Document Type: Article

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