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KINEMATIC WAVE MODELLING OF VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF SNOWMELT WATER THROUGH A SNOWPACK
Author(s) -
SINGH V. P.,
BENGTSSON L.,
WESTERSTROM GÖRAN
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
hydrological processes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.222
H-Index - 161
eISSN - 1099-1085
pISSN - 0885-6087
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1085(199702)11:2<149::aid-hyp427>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - snowmelt , kinematics , snowpack , meltwater , kinematic wave , geology , movement (music) , flux (metallurgy) , moisture , water content , event (particle physics) , snow , meteorology , geomorphology , geotechnical engineering , physics , surface runoff , materials science , ecology , classical mechanics , quantum mechanics , acoustics , metallurgy , biology
Vertical movement of snowmelt water through snowpacks is modelled by applying the kinematic wave theory. Analytical solutions are obtained for moisture flux, particle velocity, time history and velocity of meltwater front and total moisture content for a single melt event assuming that the melt rate is constant. These solutions are extended to the case involving more than one event. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.