Air temperature observations and forecasts - their relationship to the prediction of spring snowmelt in the Eagle River Basin, Colorado
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Title | Air temperature observations and forecasts - their relationship to the prediction of spring snowmelt in the Eagle River Basin, Colorado |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Conference | 1972 |
Authors | Zimmerman, A. L. |
Conference Name | 40th Annual Western Snow Conference |
Series Title | Proceedings of the 40th Annual Western Snow Conference |
Date Published | April 1972 |
Publisher | Western Snow Conference |
Conference Location | Phoenix, Arizona |
Keywords | Runoff, Snowmelt, Temperature index, Water supply forecasts |
Abstract | A simple temperature index to snowmelt based on daily maximum temperature, performs quite well in the Eagle River Basin In Colorado in the spring snowmelt season during clear-weather melt conditions. During weather situations where a significant change of air mass is occurring, air temperatures are likely to be a poorer index to snowmelt than during relatively stable, dry periods. Therefore, additional air temperature data for a given river basin might not significantly improve snowmelt prediction during such periods. The predictability of air temperatures in a time frame of the next several days is improving as the general circulation prognoses improve. |
URL | sites/westernsnowconference.org/PDFs/1972Zimmerman.pdf |