Integrating glaciers raster-based modelling in large catchments hydrological balance: The Rhone case study

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 496-508

  Boscarello, L ^a   Ravazzani, G ^a   Rabuffetti, D ^b   Mancini, M ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alps; Distributed hydrological modelling; Glaciers mass balance; Large catchment

Indexed keywords

ALPS; CALIBRATION AND VALIDATIONS; DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL BALANCE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; MASS BALANCE; METEOROLOGICAL FORCING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RUNOFF;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; MODELING; RASTER; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; WATER BUDGET;

RHONE BASIN; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84891743654     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9588     Document Type: Article

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