Urban snowmelt and runoff in northern Sweden
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...
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ftulundlup:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:096ca1cd-1e47-4b11-9244-67b63ad61e35 2023-05-15T17:40:17+02:00 Urban snowmelt and runoff in northern Sweden Bengtsson, Lars Westerstrom, G. 1992 https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/2595281 eng eng Taylor & Francis https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/2595281 scopus:0026453208 Hydrological Sciences Journal; 37(3), pp 263-275 (1992) ISSN: 0262-6667 Water Engineering contributiontojournal/article info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 1992 ftulundlup 2023-02-01T23:30:53Z 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 radiative energy in the snow, the daily melt is about 10 mm higher in the city than in rural environments. In the course of prolonged snowmelt, the infiltration capacity of most soils in urban areas becomes so reduced that melt-induced peak flows from grassed and gravelled surfaces are similar to those from asphalted surfaces. When rain falls on snow, overland flow may take place from the entire area of a basin. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Sweden Northern Sweden Lund University Publications (LUP) Lulea ENVELOPE(22.166,22.166,65.580,65.580) |
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Water Engineering Bengtsson, Lars Westerstrom, G. Urban snowmelt and runoff in northern Sweden |
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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 radiative energy in the snow, the daily melt is about 10 mm higher in the city than in rural environments. In the course of prolonged snowmelt, the infiltration capacity of most soils in urban areas becomes so reduced that melt-induced peak flows from grassed and gravelled surfaces are similar to those from asphalted surfaces. When rain falls on snow, overland flow may take place from the entire area of a basin. |
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Bengtsson, Lars Westerstrom, G. |
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Bengtsson, Lars Westerstrom, G. |
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Bengtsson, Lars |
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Urban snowmelt and runoff in northern Sweden |
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Urban snowmelt and runoff in northern Sweden |
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Urban snowmelt and runoff in northern Sweden |
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Urban snowmelt and runoff in northern Sweden |
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Urban snowmelt and runoff in northern Sweden |
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urban snowmelt and runoff in northern sweden |
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Taylor & Francis |
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1992 |
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https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/2595281 |
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North Sweden Northern Sweden |
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North Sweden Northern Sweden |
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Hydrological Sciences Journal; 37(3), pp 263-275 (1992) ISSN: 0262-6667 |
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