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Snow Hydrology - Theory & Concepts

Understanding snow accumulation, Snow Water Equivalent (SWE), and snowmelt modeling.

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Degree-Day Snowmelt Simulation

Daily Air Temperature (

T_a

): 5°C

Melt Coefficient (

C_M

): 3 cm/°C·day

Initial Snow Depth (

d_s

): 100 cm

Snow Density (

\rho_s

): 300 kg/m³

SWE = d_s \times \frac{\rho_s}{\rho_w}

M = 15.0 \text{ cm/day}

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