Combined assimilation of streamflow and snow water equivalent for mid-term ensemble streamflow forecasts in snow-dominated regions

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 4375-4389

  Bergeron, Jean M ^a   Trudel, Mélanie ^a   Leconte, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; STREAM FLOW;

BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER; HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGIC MODELING; STREAMFLOW FORECAST; STREAMFLOW PREDICTION;

SNOW;

BASIN ANALYSIS; DATA ASSIMILATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; KALMAN FILTER; SNOW COVER; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NECHAKO RIVER;

EID: 84994012307     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-20-4375-2016     Document Type: Article

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