The impact of different elevation steps on simulation of snow covered area and the resulting runoff variance

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 32, Issue , 2012, Pages 69-76

  Bellinger, J ^a,b   Achleitner, S ^b   Schober J ^a,b   Schoberl F ^b   Kirnbauer, R ^c   Schneider, K ^a  

^a AlpS   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELEVATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MODIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SNOW COVER; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 84871392916     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-32-69-2012     Document Type: Article

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