Evaluation of snowmelt simulation in the Weather Research and Forecasting model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Jin, Jiming ^a   Wen, Lijuan ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RESEARCH; SNOW; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; WATER RESOURCES;

COLUMBIA RIVER; COMMUNITY LAND MODELS; ENERGY ALLOCATIONS; LAND SURFACE SCHEME; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHES; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; RAPID UPDATE CYCLES; REGIONAL SCALE; SNOW TELEMETRY; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOW-MELT SEASON; SNOWMELT; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STATION DATA; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DATA SET; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; RIVER BASIN; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT; SURFACE ENERGY; TELEMETRY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER RESOURCE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

COLUMBIA BASIN;

EID: 84861674455     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016980     Document Type: Article

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