A comparison between two statistical and a physically-based model in snow water equivalent mapping

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 167-178

  Bavera, D ^a,b   Bavay, M ^b   Jonas, T ^b   Lehning, M ^b   De Michele, C ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Comparison; Physical model; Snow water equivalent; Statistical model

Indexed keywords

COMPARISON; MASS BALANCE EQUATIONS; PHYSICAL MODEL; PHYSICALLY BASED MODELING; PROCESS-ORIENTED MODEL; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; STATISTICAL ALGORITHM; STATISTICAL MODELING;

SNOW; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

STATISTICS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; MAPPING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWPACK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84891351562     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2013.11.011     Document Type: Article

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