Table 4 Snow17/ SWE2HS parameters, description and value ranges.
Parameter | Units | UB | LB | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Snow17 | SCF | — | 0.7 | 1.4 | Snow under-catch correction factor |
PXTEMP | °C | -2.0 | 2.0 | Temperature for rain/snow transition | |
MFMAX | mm °C− 1 (6 h)−1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | Maximum non-rain melt factor | |
MFMIN | mm °C− 1 (6 h)−1 | 0.05 | 0.49 | Minimum non-rain melt factor | |
UADJ | mm/mb | 0.03 | 0.19 | Wind adjustment factor for r rain-on-snow events | |
MBASE | °C | 0.0 | 1.0 | Base temperature for melt during non-rain periods | |
TIPM | — | 0.1 | 1.0 | Antecedent temperature index parameter | |
PLWHC | decimal fraction | 0.0 | 1.0 | Percent liquid water holding capacity | |
NMF | mm °C − 1 (6 h)−1 | 0.05 | 0.5 | Maximum negative melt factor | |
SWE2HS | \(\:{\varvec{\uprho\:}}_{\mathbf{m}\mathbf{a}\mathbf{x},\mathbf{i}\mathbf{n}\mathbf{i}\mathbf{t}}\) | kg m-3 | 150.0 | 300.0 | Initial maximum density |
\(\:{\varvec{\uprho\:}}_{\mathbf{n}\mathbf{e}\mathbf{w}}\) | kg m-3 | 50.0 | 150.0 | New snow density | |
\(\:{\varvec{\upsigma\:}}_{\mathbf{m}\mathbf{a}\mathbf{x}}\) | mm w.e. | 100.0 | 2000.0 | Overburden where \(\:{\varvec{\rho\:}}_{\varvec{m}\varvec{a}\varvec{x},\varvec{e}\varvec{n}\varvec{d}}\:\)is reached | |
\(\:{\varvec{\uprho\:}}_{\mathbf{m}\mathbf{a}\mathbf{x},\mathbf{e}\mathbf{n}\mathbf{d}}\) | kg m-3 | 300.0 | 600.0 | Final maximum density | |
\(\:\mathbf{R}\) | — | 1.0 | 110.0 | Settling resistance | |
\(\:{\varvec{\upvartheta\:}}_{\mathbf{m}\mathbf{e}\mathbf{l}\mathbf{t}}\) | — | 0.05 | 2.0 | Melt metamorphism transition rate | |
