Publications related to Snowmelt

Model simulations of the modulating effect of the snow cover in a rain-on-snow event

Michael Lehning, Nander Wever, Charles Fierz, Tobias Jonas

In October 2011, the Swiss Alps underwent a marked rain-on-snow (ROS) event when a large snowfall on 8 and 9 October was followed by intense rain on 10 October. This resulted in severe flooding in some parts of Switzerland. Model simulations were carried o ...

European Geosciences Union2014

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

Michael Lehning, Nander Wever, Charles Fierz

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 ...

European Geosciences Union2014

Flow and Temperature Dynamics in the Hydrologic Response of Alpine Catchments: Travel Time Formulation and Geomorphologic Signatures

Andrea Rinaldo, Michael Lehning, Bettina Schaefli, Francesco Comola

We present a travel time formulation of water and energy transport at sub-catchment scale. The derived equations are implemented in Alpine3D, a physically-based model of snow processes, which provides the necessary boundary conditions to perform hydro-ther ...

2014

Precipitation, soil moisture and runoff variability in a small river catchment (Ardeche, France) during HyMeX Special Observation Period 1

Jacopo Grazioli, Timothy Hugh Raupach

Flash flooding is a potentially destructive natural hazard known to occur in the Cevennes-Vivarais region in southern France. HyMeX (Hydrological Cycle in the Mediterranean Experiment) is an international program focused on understanding the hydrological c ...

Elsevier2014

Snowpack regimes of the Western United States

Ernesto Trujillo Gomez

Snow accumulation and melt patterns play a significant role in the water, energy, carbon, and nutrient cycles in the montane environments of the Western United States. Recent studies have illustrated that changes in the snow/rainfall apportionments and sno ...

American Geophysical Union2014

Improving stream flow discharge modelling during snow melt

Michael Lehning, Nander Wever, Charles Fierz

The importance of the snow cover for the hydrological cycle is well known but the understanding is still limited. For example, the effect of rain-on-snow on melt water runoff and the coupling between spring snow melt and stream flow discharge are difficult ...

2013

Snow cover runoff and stream discharge modelling during snow melt in Alpine terrain

Michael Lehning, Nander Wever, Mathias Thierry Pierre Bavay, Charles Fierz

The understanding of the role of snow cover runoff in complex terrain for the hydrological cycle is still limited. Water flow in snow is a complex process, because the strong layering of the snow cover causes strong vertical variation in hydraulic properti ...

2013

Comparison of hydrologic response between a conceptual and a travel time distribution model for a snow-covered alpine catchment using Alpine3D

Andrea Rinaldo, Michael Lehning, Marc Parlange, Bettina Schaefli, Francesco Comola, Mathias Thierry Pierre Bavay, Raphaël Mutzner

Fully distributed models of alpine catchment surface processes typically use the geomorphological information provided by digital maps for describing the dynamics of rain, snow, soil and vegetation with much detail. Physically based hydrological models wou ...

2013

Response of snow cover and runoff to climate change in high Alpine catchments of Eastern Switzerland

Michael Lehning, Mathias Thierry Pierre Bavay, Thomas Grünewald

A model study on the impact of climate change on snow cover and runoff has been conducted for the Swiss Canton of Graubünden. The model Alpine3D has been forced with the data from 35 Automatic Weather Stations in order to investigate snow and runoff dynami ...

2013

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Snowmelt

Model simulations of the modulating effect of the snow cover in a rain-on-snow event

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

Flow and Temperature Dynamics in the Hydrologic Response of Alpine Catchments: Travel Time Formulation and Geomorphologic Signatures

Precipitation, soil moisture and runoff variability in a small river catchment (Ardeche, France) during HyMeX Special Observation Period 1

Snowpack regimes of the Western United States

Improving stream flow discharge modelling during snow melt

Snow cover runoff and stream discharge modelling during snow melt in Alpine terrain

Comparison of hydrologic response between a conceptual and a travel time distribution model for a snow-covered alpine catchment using Alpine3D

Response of snow cover and runoff to climate change in high Alpine catchments of Eastern Switzerland

A comparison between remotely-sensed and modelled surface soil moisture (and frozen status) at high latitudes

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Snowpack regimes of the Western United States

A comparison between remotely-sensed and modelled surface soil moisture (and frozen status) at high latitudes

Precipitation, soil moisture and runoff variability in a small river catchment (Ardeche, France) during HyMeX Special Observation Period 1

Model simulations of the modulating effect of the snow cover in a rain-on-snow event

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

Flow and Temperature Dynamics in the Hydrologic Response of Alpine Catchments: Travel Time Formulation and Geomorphologic Signatures

Improving stream flow discharge modelling during snow melt

Comparison of hydrologic response between a conceptual and a travel time distribution model for a snow-covered alpine catchment using Alpine3D

Snow cover runoff and stream discharge modelling during snow melt in Alpine terrain

Response of snow cover and runoff to climate change in high Alpine catchments of Eastern Switzerland