Snow-distribution and melt modelling for glaciers in Zackenberg river drainage basin, north-eastern Greenland

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 3249-3263

  Mernild, Sebastian H ^a   Liston, Glen E ^b   Hasholt, Bent ^c  

^a University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arctic; Glacier; Greenland; Melt modeling; Snow distribution; SnowModel; Water balance; Zackenberg

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RIVERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOW;

MELT MODELING; SNOW DISTRIBUTION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; WATER BALANCE;

GLACIERS;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLACIERS; RIVERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOW;

GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; MELTWATER; MODELING; RIVER BASIN; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOW; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SUBLIMATION; WATER BUDGET;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; ZACKENBERG;

EID: 37249013875     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6500     Document Type: Article

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