Model simulations of the modulating effect of the snow cover in a rain-on-snow event

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 4657-4669

  Wever, N ^a,b   Jonas, T ^a   Fierz, C ^a   Lehning, M ^a,b  

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

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

METEOROLOGICAL FORCING; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; MODEL SIMULATION; MODULATING EFFECT; RAINFALL INTENSITY; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SNOWPACK MODEL; STORAGE POTENTIAL;

SNOW;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MASS WASTING; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SIMULATION; SNOW COVER; SNOWPACK; WATER FLOW;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84936995306     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-4657-2014     Document Type: Article

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