Hydrological modeling of snow accumulation and melting on river basin scale

Water Resources Management

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2271-2287

  Zeinivand, Hossein ^a,b   Smedt, F ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b LORESTAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Degree day method; Snow energy balance; Snow melt; WetSpa model

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CENTRAL ALBORZ; DEGREE DAY METHOD; DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MODEL CALIBRATION; MODEL PERFORMANCE; MOUNTAIN RANGES; POTENTIAL EVAPORATION; RIVER BASINS; RIVER DISCHARGE; SIMULATION MODULES; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW MELT; TEMPERATURE INDEX; THREE PARAMETERS; WETSPA MODEL;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ENERGY BALANCE; FLOOD CONTROL; HYDRAULIC MODELS; LANDFORMS; RIVERS; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

SNOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY BALANCE; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MELTING; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWMELT; WATERSHED;

ASIA; ELBURZ; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 69049100071     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-008-9381-2     Document Type: Article

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