Urban snowmelt and runoff in northern Sweden

• Published in: Hydrological Sciences Journal
• Main Authors: Bengtsson, Lars, Westerström, Göran
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Lund University, Department of Water Resources Engineering 1992
• Subjects: Water Engineering; Vattenteknik; Lulea; North Sweden; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-7856; https://doi.org/10.1080/02626669209492586

Snowmelt and runoff in urban areas in Lulea, north Sweden, are discussed and compared with rural conditions. The uneven snow distribution in cities is quantified. Energy fluxes at the snow surface in different environments are estimated. It is shown that, mainly because of increased absorbed radiati...