Representation of canopy snow interception, unloading and melt in a parsimonious snowmelt model

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 26, 2014, Pages 6320-6336

  Mahat, Vinod ^a   Tarboton, David G ^a  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy snow interception; Energy balance; Mass balance; Melt; Unloading

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE; FORESTRY; MELTING; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SUBLIMATION; UNLOADING; VEGETATION;

CONIFEROUS FORESTS; CONTINUOUS FIELDS; DECIDUOUS FOREST; MASS BALANCE; MODEL ALGORITHMS; SATISFACTORY PREDICTIONS; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; VEGETATION-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS;

SNOW;

FOREST CANOPY; PLANTS; SNOW; SUBLIMATION; WESTERN USA;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84916943040     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10116     Document Type: Article

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