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Research article
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20 May 2020
Research article |
| 20 May 2020
| 20 May 2020
Should altitudinal gradients of temperature and precipitation inputs be inferred from key parameters in snow-hydrological models?
Denis Ruelland
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CNRS, HydroSciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Place E. Bataillon, 34395 Montpellier CEDEX 5, France
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Short summary
Interpolation methods accounting for elevation dependency from scattered gauges result in inaccurate inputs for snow-hydrological models. Altitudinal gradients of temperature and precipitation can be successfully inferred using an inverse snow-hydrological modelling approach. This approach can significantly improve the simulation of snow cover and streamflow dynamics through more parsimonious parametrization.
Interpolation methods accounting for elevation dependency from scattered gauges result in...
