Improvement of springtime streamflow simulations in a boreal environment by incorporating snow-covered area derived from remote sensing data

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 390, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 35-44

  Roy, Alexandre ^a   Royer, Alain ^a   Turcotte, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Ministere du Developpement durable de l'Environnement et des Parcs   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Hydrological model; IMS; MODIS; Snow covered area; Spring streamflow

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FORESTS; COVER AREAS; DATA MEASUREMENTS; DISCHARGE ESTIMATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; IMS; IN-SITU; INSERTION METHODS; NASH-SUTCLIFFE COEFFICIENT; QUEBEC , CANADA; REMOTE SENSING DATA; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SATELLITE SENSORS; SNOW COVERED AREA; SNOW DEPTHS; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; STREAMFLOW SIMULATIONS;

CLIMATE MODELS; LANDFORMS; PIXELS; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

SNOW;

BOREAL FOREST; DISCHARGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MELTWATER; MODIS; PIXEL; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOW COVER; SPRING (SEASON); STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 77955275210     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.06.027     Document Type: Article

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