𝔖 Bobbio Scriptorium
✦   LIBER   ✦

Operational snowmelt runoff forecasting in the Spanish Pyrenees using the snowmelt runoff model

✍ Scribed by E. Gómez-Landesa; A. Rango

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2002
Tongue
English
Weight
201 KB
Volume
16
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6087

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The snowmelt runoff model (SRM) is used to simulate and forecast the daily discharge of several basins of the Spanish Pyrenees. We describe a method for snow mapping using NOAA–AVHRR data and a procedure to estimate retrospectively the accumulated snow water equivalent volume with the SRM. A linear combination of NOAA channels 1 and 2 is used to obtain a snow cover image in which the product is the percentage of the snow‐covered area in each pixel. Real‐time snowmelt forecasts are generated with the SRM using area snow cover as an input variable. Even in basins with a total absence of historical discharge and meteorological data, the SRM provides an estimation of the daily snowmelt discharge. By integrating the forecasted streamflow over the recession streamflow, snowmelt volume is obtained as a function of time. This function converges asymptotically to the net stored volume of water equivalent of the snowpack. Plotting this integral as a function of time, it is possible to estimate for each basin both the melted snow water equivalent (SWE) and the SWE remaining in storage at any point in the snowmelt season Spanish hydropower companies are using results from the SRM to improve water resource management. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

📜 SIMILAR VOLUMES

Modelling and forecasting snowmelt runof
Modelling and forecasting snowmelt runoff process using the HBV model in the eastern part of Turkey
✍ A. Arda Şorman; A. Şensoy; A. E. Tekeli; A. Ü. Şorman; Z. Akyürek 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 292 KB

## Abstract Snowmelt runoff in the mountainous eastern part of Turkey is of great importance as it constitutes 60–70% in volume of the total yearly runoff during spring and early summer months. Therefore, determining the amount and timing of snowmelt runoff especially in the Euphrates basin, where

The importance of the air temperature va
The importance of the air temperature variable for the snowmelt runoff modelling using the SRM
✍ C. Richard; D. J. Gratton 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 209 KB

## Abstract Runoff regimes in most northern basins are controlled by the melting snow cover. A common method for evaluating runoff consists in correlating ambient air temperature and recorded hydrometric gauge values. The air temperature is the principal variable to estimate the importance of the m

A comparison of MODIS and NOHRSC snow-co
A comparison of MODIS and NOHRSC snow-cover products for simulating streamflow using the Snowmelt Runoff Model
✍ Songweon Lee; Andrew G. Klein; Thomas M. Over 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 370 KB

## Abstract Remote sensing is an important source of snow‐cover extent for input into the Snowmelt Runoff Model (SRM) and other snowmelt models. Since February 2000, daily global snow‐cover maps have been produced from data collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). The

Statistical self-similarity of spatial v
Statistical self-similarity of spatial variations of snow cover: verification of the hypothesis and application in the snowmelt runoff generation models
✍ L. S. Kuchment; A. N. Gelfan 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 225 KB

## Abstract An analysis of snow cover measurement data in a number of physiographic regions and landscapes has shown that fields of snow cover characteristics can be considered as random fields with homogeneous increments and that these fields exhibit statistical self‐similarity. A physically based

Climate and Hydrology in Mountain Areas
Climate and Hydrology in Mountain Areas (Carmen de Jong/Climate and Hydrology in Mountain Areas) || Using Subgrid Parameterisation and a Forest Canopy Climate Model for Improving Forecasts of Snowmelt Runoff
✍ de Jong, Carmen; Collins, David; Ranzi, Roberto 📂 Article 📅 2006 🏛 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 🌐 English ⚖ 691 KB

Climate And Hydrology In Mountain Areas Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of The Interaction Of Hydrological And Climatological Processes In Mountain Environments. This Book Provides An Understanding Of Present Experimental And Theoretical Work On Hydrology And Climatology In Mountain Areas, Bridgin

Use of the Connectivity of Runoff Model
Use of the Connectivity of Runoff Model (CRUM) to investigate the influence of storm characteristics on runoff generation and connectivity in semi-arid areas
✍ S. M. Reaney; L. J. Bracken; M. J. Kirkby 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 391 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract Much attention has been given to the surface controls on the generation and transmission of runoff in semi‐arid areas. However, the surface controls form only one part of the system; hence, it is important to consider the effect that the characteristics of the storm event have on the ge