Parameter sensitivity in simulations of snowmelt

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 20, 2004, Pages

  Essery, Richard ^a   Etchevers, Pierre ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Model calibration; Snow model

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CALIBRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT;

EID: 11844269847     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005036     Document Type: Article

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