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A Simple Snowmelt Lysimeter
Author(s) -
Haupt Harold F.
Publication year - 1969
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 - 10.1029/wr005i003p00714
Subject(s) - snowmelt , snowpack , lysimeter , snow , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , flood myth , geology , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , soil science , geotechnical engineering , soil water , geomorphology , geography , archaeology
A simple gage on the lysimeter principle has been developed to provide continuous readings of the volume of water flowing from the base of a snowpack in the form of surface melt alone or rain percolate and surface melt combined. The data obtained show promise, after two seasons, of being applicable in river flood forecasting, as well as in studies of snow hydrology.