Monthly snowmelt modelling for large-scale climate change studies using the degree day approach

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 101, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 303-323

  Semádeni Davies, Annette ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Degree day; Generic parameters; Large scale; Monthly meteorological data; Snowmelt

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEGREE DAY METHOD; MODELLING; RUNOFF; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT; WATER BALANCE;

ESTONIA, VALVOJA; SWEDEN, GIMDALSBYN; SWEDEN, KULTSJON;

EID: 17144454821     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(97)00054-9     Document Type: Article

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