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A comparison of hydrological models with different level of complexity in Alpine regions in the context of climate change
Francesca Carletti
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF), Davos, Switzerland
Adrien Michel
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF), Davos, Switzerland
School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Francesca Casale
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Alice Burri
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF), Davos, Switzerland
Daniele Bocchiola
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Mathias Bavay
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF), Davos, Switzerland
Michael Lehning
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF), Davos, Switzerland
School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Short summary
High Alpine catchments are dominated by the melting of seasonal snow cover and glaciers, whose amount and seasonality are expected to be modified by climate change. This paper compares the performances of different types of models in reproducing discharge among two catchments under present conditions and climate change. Despite many advantages, the use of simpler models for climate change applications is controversial as they do not fully represent the physics of the involved processes.
High Alpine catchments are dominated by the melting of seasonal snow cover and glaciers, whose...
