Liquid water infiltration into a layered snowpack: evaluation of a 3-D water transport model with laboratory experiments

Hirashima, Hiroyuki; Avanzi, Francesco; Yamaguchi, Satoru

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5503-2017

Articles | Volume 21, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5503-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5503-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 11

Research article

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10 Nov 2017

Research article |

| 10 Nov 2017

Liquid water infiltration into a layered snowpack: evaluation of a 3-D water transport model with laboratory experiments

Hiroyuki Hirashima, Francesco Avanzi, and Satoru Yamaguchi

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RC1: 'Review “Liquid water infiltration into a layered snowpack: evaluation of a 3D water transport model with laboratory experiments” by Hiroyuki Hirashima et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Jun 2017
- AC1: 'Response for Reviewer 1', Hiroyuki Hirashima, 18 Aug 2017
RC2: 'Review of "Liquid water infiltration into a layered snowpack: evaluation of a 3D water transport model with laboratory experiments"', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 Jul 2017
- AC2: 'Response for Reviewer 2', Hiroyuki Hirashima, 18 Aug 2017

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (27 Aug 2017) by Günter Blöschl

AR by Hiroyuki Hirashima on behalf of the Authors (21 Sep 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (21 Sep 2017) by Günter Blöschl

AR by Hiroyuki Hirashima on behalf of the Authors (29 Sep 2017)

Short summary

We reproduced the formation of capillary barriers and the development of preferential flow through snow using a multi-dimensional water transport model, which was then validated using laboratory experiments of liquid water infiltration into layered, initially dry snow. Simulation results showed that the model reconstructs some relevant features of capillary barriers and the timing of liquid water arrival at the snow base.