The application of depletion curves for parameterization of subgrid variability of snow

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1409-1422

  Luce, Charles H ^a   Tarboton, David G ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Utah State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed snow models; Scale; Snow water equivalent; Snow cover patterns; Subgrid variability

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ENERGY BALANCE; SNOWMELT MODELING;

SNOW;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; SNOW COVER; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT;

EID: 2942604141     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1420     Document Type: Article

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