Adjusting forecast curves for abnormal spring and summer temperatures

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Title	Adjusting forecast curves for abnormal spring and summer temperatures
Publication Type	Conference Proceedings
Year of Conference	1944
Authors	Work, R. A.
Conference Name	12th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Series Title	Proceedings of the 12th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Date Published	February 1944
Publisher	American Geophysical Union, Transactions, Part I:
Conference Location	Berkeley, California
Keywords	Spring temperature modifications, Water supply forecasting
Abstract	Factors affecting the snow and runoff relationship are listed, and a method presented for adjusting snow survey results of April 1 in constructing the forecast curve so as to compensate for temperature deviation from normal during the runoff season. The method is based on results of studies on two small drainage basins in Oregon. The selection of 2-month period of temperature departures as well as the correction coefficient to be applied are selected on the basis of the amount of water stored in the snow on April 1 as measured by snow survey . Results of the corrections as applied to both basins are tabulated and graphed for several years.Discussions are presented by Fred H. Paget, Harry Olsen, Ray K. Linsley, and Garfield Stubblefield.

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