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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-2983-2019
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Research article
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15 Jul 2019
Research article |
| 15 Jul 2019
| 15 Jul 2019
Monitoring snowpack outflow volumes and their isotopic composition to better understand streamflow generation during rain-on-snow events
Andrea Rücker
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Department of Environmental System Science, ETH Zürich, Universitätsstrasse 16, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Stefan Boss
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
James W. Kirchner
Department of Environmental System Science, ETH Zürich, Universitätsstrasse 16, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Jana von Freyberg
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Environmental System Science, ETH Zürich, Universitätsstrasse 16, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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Short summary
To better understand how rain-on-snow (ROS) events affect snowpack outflow volumes and streamflow generation, we measured snowpack outflow volumes and isotopic composition during 10 ROS events with automated snowmelt lysimeters at three locations in a pre-Alpine catchment. We quantified the spatio-temporal variability of snowpack outflow and its relative contribution to streamflow, and identified rainfall characteristics and initial snow depth as major controls on snow hydrological processes.
To better understand how rain-on-snow (ROS) events affect snowpack outflow volumes and...
