Application of snowmelt runoff model (SRM) in mountainous watersheds: A review

Water Science and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 123-136

  Abudu, Shalamu ^a,b   Cui, Chun Liang ^a   Saydi, Muattar ^a   King, James Phillip ^b  

^a Xinjiang Water Resources Research Institute   (China)

^b New Mexico State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Northwestern China; Precipitation; Remote sensing; Snow cover area; Snowmelt runoff model; Temperature

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RUNOFF; SNOW; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE; WATERSHEDS;

FIELD MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; MODEL PARAMETERIZATION; MOUNTAINOUS BASINS; NORTHWESTERN CHINA; REMOTE SENSING DATA; SNOW COVER AREA; SNOWMELT RUNOFF MODEL;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 84864540816     PISSN: 16742370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3882/j.issn.1674-2370.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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