Numerical prediction of snowpack temperatures in the eastside Sierra Nevada using a surface energy balance model
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Authors
Humphrey, John H.
Issue Date
1972
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
snow , snowpack , modeling , snowpack temperature , Carson Range , short wave radiation , solar radiation , long wave radiation , radiation , heat flow , Fourier heat conduction equation , Mackay Science Project
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Abstract
A model was developed to predict snowpack interior temperatures for sites of varying elevation, forest cover, slope and aspect in the Carson Range. Weekly predicted temperatures were compared with those observed at four representative sites.
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Publisher
University of Nevada, Reno
License
In Copyright(All Rights Reserved)