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Modeling Snowmelt Runoff under Climate Change Scenarios
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We would like to acknowledge the support of this research from the Idaho Water
Resources Research Institute through the USGS Section 104B Program for the State
of Idaho and the National Commission on Energy Policy.
REFERENCES
Ault, T. W., Czajkowski, K. P., Benko, T., Coss, J., Struble, J., Spongberg, A., Templin, M., and
Gross, C. (2006). Validation of the MODIS snow product and cloud mask using student
and NWS cooperative station observations in the Lower Great Lakes Region. Remote
Sensing of Environment, 105, 341–353.
Bales, R. C. and Rice, R. (2006). Snow cover along elevation gradients in the upper Merced
River basin of the Sierra Nevada of California from MODIS and blended ground data.
Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 87(52). Fall Meeting Supplement,
Abstract C31C-02.
Barnes, W. L., Pagano, T. S., and Salomonson, V. V. (1998). Prelaunch characteristics of
the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) on EOS-AMl. IEEE
Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 36, 1088–1100.
Barnett, T. P., Adam, J. C., and Lettenmaier, D. P. (2005). Potential impacts of a warming climate on water availability in snow-dominated regions. Nature, 438, 303–309,
doi:10.1038/nature04141.
Bergstrom, S. (1975). The development of a snow routine for the HBV-2 Model. Nordic
Hydrology, 6(2), 73–92.
Brooks, K. N., Folliott, P. F., Gregersen, H. M., and Debano, L. F. (2003). Hydrology and the
Management of Watersheds. Blackwell Publishing, Ames, IA.
Brubaker, K., Rango, A., and Kustas, W. (1996). Incorporating radiation inputs into the snowIncorporating radiation inputs into the snowmelt runoff model. Hydrological Processes, 10, 1329–1343.
Cayan, D. R., Kammerdiener, S., Dettinger, M. D., Caprio, J. M., and Peterson, D. H. (2001).
Changes in the onset of spring in the western United States. Bulletin of the American
Meteorological Society, 82(3), 399–415.
Cayan, D. R., Maurer, E. P., Dettinger, M. D., Tyree, M., and Hayhoe, K. (2008). Climate
change scenarios for the California region. Climatic Change, 87(S1), 21–42.
Chang, A. T. C., Foster, J. L., and Hall, D. K. (1987). Nimbus-7 SMMR derived global snow
cover parameters. Annals of Glaciology, 9, 39–44.
Chang, A. T. C., Foster, J. L., and Hall, D. K. (1990). Satellite sensor estimates of northern
hemisphere snow volume. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 11(1), 167–171.
Chow, V. T., Maidment, D. R., and Mays, L. W. (1988). Applied Hydrology, 570 pp. McGrawHill, New York.
Collins, E. H. (1934). Relationship of degree-days above freezing to runoff. Eos Transactions,
American Geophysical Union, 15(2), 624–629.
Day, C. A. (2009). Modeling impacts of climate change on snowmelt runoff generation and
streamflow across western US mountain basins: A review of techniques and applications
for water resource management. Progress in Physical Geography, 33, 614–633.
Derksen, C., Walker, A., and Goodison, B. (2005). Evaluation of passive microwave snow
water equivalent retrievals across the boreal forest/tundra transition of western Canada.
Remote Sensing of the Environment, 96, 315–327.
Dettinger, M. D., Cayan, D. R., Meyer, M. K., and Jeton, A. E. (2004). Simulated hydrologic
responses to climate variations and change in the Merced, Carson, and American River
Basins, Sierra Nevada, California, 1900–2099. Climatic Change, 62, 283–317.
Modeling Snowmelt Runoff under Climate Change Scenarios
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We would like to acknowledge the support of this research from the Idaho Water
Resources Research Institute through the USGS Section 104B Program for the State
of Idaho and the National Commission on Energy Policy.
REFERENCES
Ault, T. W., Czajkowski, K. P., Benko, T., Coss, J., Struble, J., Spongberg, A., Templin, M., and
Gross, C. (2006). Validation of the MODIS snow product and cloud mask using student
and NWS cooperative station observations in the Lower Great Lakes Region. Remote
Sensing of Environment, 105, 341–353.
Bales, R. C. and Rice, R. (2006). Snow cover along elevation gradients in the upper Merced
River basin of the Sierra Nevada of California from MODIS and blended ground data.
Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 87(52). Fall Meeting Supplement,
Abstract C31C-02.
Barnes, W. L., Pagano, T. S., and Salomonson, V. V. (1998). Prelaunch characteristics of
the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) on EOS-AMl. IEEE
Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 36, 1088–1100.
Barnett, T. P., Adam, J. C., and Lettenmaier, D. P. (2005). Potential impacts of a warming climate on water availability in snow-dominated regions. Nature, 438, 303–309,
doi:10.1038/nature04141.
Bergstrom, S. (1975). The development of a snow routine for the HBV-2 Model. Nordic
Hydrology, 6(2), 73–92.
Brooks, K. N., Folliott, P. F., Gregersen, H. M., and Debano, L. F. (2003). Hydrology and the
Management of Watersheds. Blackwell Publishing, Ames, IA.
Brubaker, K., Rango, A., and Kustas, W. (1996). Incorporating radiation inputs into the snowIncorporating radiation inputs into the snowmelt runoff model. Hydrological Processes, 10, 1329–1343.
Cayan, D. R., Kammerdiener, S., Dettinger, M. D., Caprio, J. M., and Peterson, D. H. (2001).
Changes in the onset of spring in the western United States. Bulletin of the American
Meteorological Society, 82(3), 399–415.
Cayan, D. R., Maurer, E. P., Dettinger, M. D., Tyree, M., and Hayhoe, K. (2008). Climate
change scenarios for the California region. Climatic Change, 87(S1), 21–42.
Chang, A. T. C., Foster, J. L., and Hall, D. K. (1987). Nimbus-7 SMMR derived global snow
cover parameters. Annals of Glaciology, 9, 39–44.
Chang, A. T. C., Foster, J. L., and Hall, D. K. (1990). Satellite sensor estimates of northern
hemisphere snow volume. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 11(1), 167–171.
Chow, V. T., Maidment, D. R., and Mays, L. W. (1988). Applied Hydrology, 570 pp. McGrawHill, New York.
Collins, E. H. (1934). Relationship of degree-days above freezing to runoff. Eos Transactions,
American Geophysical Union, 15(2), 624–629.
Day, C. A. (2009). Modeling impacts of climate change on snowmelt runoff generation and
streamflow across western US mountain basins: A review of techniques and applications
for water resource management. Progress in Physical Geography, 33, 614–633.
Derksen, C., Walker, A., and Goodison, B. (2005). Evaluation of passive microwave snow
water equivalent retrievals across the boreal forest/tundra transition of western Canada.
Remote Sensing of the Environment, 96, 315–327.
Dettinger, M. D., Cayan, D. R., Meyer, M. K., and Jeton, A. E. (2004). Simulated hydrologic
responses to climate variations and change in the Merced, Carson, and American River
Basins, Sierra Nevada, California, 1900–2099. Climatic Change, 62, 283–317.