Spatially distributed energy balance snowmelt modelling in a mountainous river basin: Estimation of meteorological inputs and verification of model results

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 315, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 126-153

  Garen, David C ^a   Marks, Danny ^b  

^a USDA NRCS   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST WATERSHED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Meteorological variables; Snowmelt; Spatial interpolation; Spatially distributed hydrologic modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT RADIATION; INTERPOLATION; METEOROLOGY; SNOW;

ENERGY BALANCE; METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES; SNOWMELT; SPATIAL INTERPOLATION; SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGIC MODELING;

RIVERS;

ENERGY BALANCE; MODEL VALIDATION; RIVER BASIN; SNOWMELT;

BOISE; IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28344448892     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.03.026     Document Type: Article

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