Assessing the factors governing the ability to predict late-spring flooding in cold-region mountain basins

Vionnet, Vincent; Fortin, Vincent; Gaborit, Etienne; Roy, Guy; Abrahamowicz, Maria; Gasset, Nicolas; Pomeroy, John W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2141-2020

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30 Apr 2020

Research article |

| 30 Apr 2020

Assessing the factors governing the ability to predict late-spring flooding in cold-region mountain basins

Vincent Vionnet, Vincent Fortin, Etienne Gaborit, Guy Roy, Maria Abrahamowicz, Nicolas Gasset, and John W. Pomeroy

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RC1: 'Hydrological modelling and flood forecasting', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Jun 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #1', Vincent Vionnet, 01 Oct 2019
RC2: 'Interesting local case study, not much to learn for the community', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Aug 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #2', Vincent Vionnet, 01 Oct 2019
RC3: 'Review of HESS-2019-152', Anonymous Referee #3, 14 Aug 2019
- AC3: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #3', Vincent Vionnet, 01 Oct 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (15 Oct 2019) by Yanping Li

AR by Vincent Vionnet on behalf of the Authors (20 Dec 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (11 Jan 2020) by Yanping Li

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (08 Feb 2020)

RR by Anonymous Referee #4 (18 Feb 2020)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (03 Mar 2020) by Yanping Li

AR by Vincent Vionnet on behalf of the Authors (06 Mar 2020) Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (15 Mar 2020) by Yanping Li

ED: Publish as is (30 Mar 2020) by Yanping Li

AR by Vincent Vionnet on behalf of the Authors (31 Mar 2020)

Short summary

The 2013 Alberta flood in Canada was typical of late-spring floods in mountain basins combining intense precipitation with rapid melting of late-lying snowpack. Hydrological simulations of this event are mainly influenced by (i) the spatial resolution of the atmospheric forcing due to the best estimate of precipitation at the kilometer scale and changes in turbulent fluxes contributing to snowmelt and (ii) uncertainties in initial snow conditions at high elevations. Soil texture has less impact.