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Modeling increases in snowmelt yield and desynchronization resulting from forest gap‐thinning treatments in a northern mountain headwater basin
Author(s) -
Ellis C. R.,
Pomeroy J. W.,
Link T. E.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1002/wrcr.20089
Subject(s) - snowmelt , thinning , snow , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , structural basin , drainage basin , water year , physical geography , geology , forestry , geomorphology , geography , cartography , geotechnical engineering
Key Points Forest thinning treatments in mountain regions may substantially alter snowmelt Changes in snowmelt timing from forest thinning depend on slope and aspect. Changes in snowmelt timing are caused primarily by shifts in radiation to snow.