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Performance of complex snow cover descriptions in a distributed hydrological model system: A case study for the high Alpine terrain of the Berchtesgaden Alps
Author(s) -
Warscher M.,
Strasser U.,
Kraller G.,
Marke T.,
Franz H.,
Kunstmann H.
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.20219
Subject(s) - terrain , snow , snow cover , cover (algebra) , geology , hydrology (agriculture) , snowmelt , raised relief map , geomorphology , physical geography , remote sensing , environmental science , geotechnical engineering , cartography , geography , engineering , mechanical engineering
Key Points Complex snow descriptions reproduce observed snow distribution Energy balance method enhances modeling daily snowmelt and discharge variations Simulating lateral snow transport improves runoff modeling in the catchment