'As simple as possible but not simpler': What is useful in a temperature-based snow-accounting routine? Part 2 - Sensitivity analysis of the Cemaneige snow accounting routine on 380 catchments

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 517, Issue , 2014, Pages 1176-1187

  Valéry, Audrey ^a   Andréassian, Vazken ^b   Perrin, Charles ^b  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Degree day approach; Precipitation runoff models; Snow accounting routine (SAR); Snow accumulation; Snowmelt; Snowpack variability

Indexed keywords

RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SNOW; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

DEGREE DAYS; RUNOFF MODEL; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWMELT; SNOWPACK VARIABILITY;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWMELT; SNOWPACK;

CANADA; FRANCE; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84904872218     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.04.058     Document Type: Article

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