Solving Richards Equation for snow improves snowpack meltwater runoff estimations in detailed multi-layer snowpack model

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: N. Wever, C. Fierz, C. Mitterer, H. Hirashima, M. Lehning
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2014
• Subjects: envir; geo; Nash; Sutcliffe; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-257-2014; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/257/2014/tc-8-257-2014.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/deddec9d3a034cd4a8a45a171ebe4ec6

The runoff from a snow cover during spring snowmelt or rain-on-snow events is an important factor in the hydrological cycle. In this study, three water balance schemes for the 1 dimensional physically-based snowpack model SNOWPACK are compared to lysimeter measurements at two alpine sites with a sea...