Urban snowmelt and runoff in northern Sweden

• Main Authors: Bengtsson, Lars, Westerstrom, G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 1992
• Subjects: Water Engineering; Lulea; North Sweden; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/2595281

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...