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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2609-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2609-2020
Research article
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20 May 2020
Research article |  | 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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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.