Eastern snowpack conditions - characteristics and significance
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Title | Eastern snowpack conditions - characteristics and significance |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Conference | 1982 |
Authors | Eschner, A. R. |
Conference Name | 50th Annual Western Snow Conference |
Series Title | Proceedings of the 50th Annual Western Snow Conference |
Date Published | April 1982 |
Publisher | Western Snow Conference |
Conference Location | Reno, Nevada |
Keywords | Eastern U.S., Runoff, Snow accumulation, Snowpack |
Abstract | Eastern snowpack conditions are sharply different from those in the west; but not necessarily in the ways we might imagine. In New York, the seasonal snowfall approaches the average seasonal snowfall in many western areas, and is well correlated with melt season streamflow volumes. In spite of a substantial annual precipitation uniformly delivered over the year, the seasons when snow is present on the ground or in the process of melting provide the bulk of streamflow for many areas in the East. Although approximately as much precipitation falls in the growing season as the dormant season, its contribution to streamflow is small, and the snowpack is a significant parameter for predicting even total annual runoff. |
URL | sites/westernsnowconference.org/PDFs/1982Eschner.pdf |