Field observations and numerical model experiments for the snowmelt process at a field site

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 194-211

  Ohara, N ^a   Kavvas, M L ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Active layer; Distributed snow model; Field observation; Physically based model; Snow temperature; Snowmelt

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOCOUPLES;

ACTIVE LAYER; DISTRIBUTED SNOW MODEL; PHYSICALLY BASED MODEL; SNOW TEMPERATURE; SNOWMELT;

SNOW;

ENERGY BALANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SNOWMELT; TEMPERATURE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 29644432371     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2005.03.016     Document Type: Article

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