Use of Positive Degree-Day Methods for Calculating Snow and Ice Melting and Discharge in Glacierized Basins in the Langtang Valley, Central Nepal

Climate and Hydrology in Mountain Areas

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 5-14

  Kayastha, Rijan B ^a   Ageta, Yutaka ^a   Fujita, Koji ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basin discharge; Conceptual precipitation runoff model; HYCYMODEL; Langtang Khola Basin; Lirung Khola Basin; Positive degree day factors; positive degree day sum (PDD); Snow and ice melt and discharge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889431734     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0470858249.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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