Real-Time Snow Simulation Model for the Monongahela River Basin.

• Main Authors: Hoggan, Daniel H, Peters, John C, Loehlein, Werner
• Other Authors: HYDROLOGIC ENGINEERING CENTER DAVIS CA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1987
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Hydrology; Limnology and Potamology; *RESERVOIRS; *RUNOFF; *SNOW; ACCUMULATION; ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; BASINS(GEOGRAPHIC); COMPUTER PROGRAMS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPURPOSE; REAL TIME; RIVERS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; WATER; WINTER; MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION; PENNSYLVANIA; WEST VIRGINIA; Monongahela River basin; Snomelt; SNOSIM Computer program; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA193240; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA193240

The Pittsburgh District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is responsible for operating two multipurpose reservoirs in the 7384 square mile (19198 square kilometer) Monongahela Basin. A third reservoir, presently under construction, will soon be operating. The real-time forecasting of runoff for operational purposes requires simulation of snow accumulation and snowmelt throughout the Basin during the winter season. This article describes capabilities of SNOSIM, a model being developed for performing such simulation. The application of this model as part of a comprehensive system of water control software, and some initial simulation results are presented.