Evaluation of snow-surface energy balance models in alpine terrain

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 282, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 76-94

  Fierz, C ^a   Riber, P ^a,b   Adams, E E ^c   Curran, A R ^d   Fohn P M B ^a   Lehning, M ^a   Pluss C ^a  

^a WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Calumet   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine snow cover; Snow; Snow cover energy balance; Snow cover simulation; Snow melt; Topographic effects

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; IRRADIATION; SCATTERING; SNOW;

ALPINE TERRAIN;

HYDROLOGY;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COMPLEX TERRAIN; ENERGY BALANCE; LONGWAVE RADIATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SNOW COVER; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0242495024     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(03)00255-5     Document Type: Article

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