Estimating Snow Mass and Peak River Flows for the Mackenzie River Basin Using GRACE Satellite Observations

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Shusen Wang, Fuqun Zhou, Hazen Russell
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
• Subjects: flood; GRACE satellites; snow; river flow; cold region; Mackenzie River basin; model; Mackenzie River; Canada; Snow River; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9030256

Flooding is projected to increase with climate change in many parts of the world. Floods in cold regions are commonly a result of snowmelt during the spring break-up. The peak river flow (Qpeak) for the Mackenzie River, located in northwest Canada, is modelled using the Gravity Recovery and Climate...