A multiple snow layer model including a parameterization of vertical water channel process in snowpack

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 143-151

  Katsushima, Takafumi ^a   Kumakura, Toshiro ^a   Takeuchi, Yukari ^b  

^a NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Multiple snow layers model; Parameterization; Preferential flow; Water channel

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY BARRIERS; COLD REGIONS; DARCY'S LAW; DRY SNOW; EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS; HEAVY SNOWFALL; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; INFILTRATION PROCESS; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; MULTIPLE SNOW LAYERS MODEL; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; RAINFALL EVENT; SEA OF JAPAN; SEASONAL MEAN; SIMULATED RESULTS; SNOW LAYER; UNIFORM FLOW; UPPER LAYER; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; WATER CHANNEL; WATER CHANNELS; WATER FLUX; WETTING FRONTS;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; PARAMETERIZATION; SEEPAGE; SNOW; SOIL MECHANICS; WATER CONTENT;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SNOW COVER; SNOWPACK; WATER CONTENT;

ASIA; CHUBU; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; NIIGATA;

EID: 70350125884     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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