Articles | Volume 25, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-2109-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-2109-2021
Research article
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20 Apr 2021
Research article |  | 20 Apr 2021

Learning about precipitation lapse rates from snow course data improves water balance modeling

Francesco Avanzi, Giulia Ercolani, Simone Gabellani, Edoardo Cremonese, Paolo Pogliotti, Gianluca Filippa, Umberto Morra di Cella, Sara Ratto, Hervè Stevenin, Marco Cauduro, and Stefano Juglair

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Precipitation tends to increase with elevation, but the magnitude and distribution of this enhancement remain poorly understood. By leveraging over 11 000 spatially distributed, manual measurements of snow depth (snow courses) upstream of two reservoirs in the western European Alps, we show that these courses bear a characteristic signature of orographic precipitation. This opens a window of opportunity for improved modeling accuracy and, ultimately, our understanding of the water budget.