Effects of snow ratio on annual runoff within the Budyko framework

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1977-1992

  Zhang, D ^a   Cong, Z ^a   Ni, G ^a   Yang, D ^a   Hu, S ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; RUNOFF; SNOW; WATER RESOURCES;

AVAILABLE WATER; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; HIGH LATITUDES; LONG-TERM WATER BALANCES; RUNOFF CHANGES; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TOTAL PRECIPITATION; WATER-ENERGY BALANCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CATCHMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW COVER; WATER BUDGET;

CHINA;

EID: 84928747033     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-19-1977-2015     Document Type: Article

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