The snow melt problem as affecting the design of flood control works

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TitleThe snow melt problem as affecting the design of flood control works
Publication TypeConference Proceedings
Year of Conference1940
AuthorsRugen, O. N.
Conference Name8th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Series TitleProceedings of the 8th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Date PublishedJune 1940
PublisherAmerican Geophysical Union, Transactions, Part III-C:
Conference LocationSeattle, Washington
KeywordsFlood control prediction, Graphical analysis, Snowmelt runoff
Abstract

Snowmelt, rainfall and meteorological conditions are studied with relation to abnormally high stream flows. Previous floods caused by various combinations of these factors are reviewed and references to other studies involving snowmelt problems are quoted. The storage effect of a snowpack on rainfall in various quantities of snow, rain, infiltration rates, temperatures effecting flood producing potentials are cited. The thermodynamics of snowmelt are included in the development of formula and graphical solution, all shown and discussed in the paper.
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