Title | Early forecasts of snowmelt runoff using SNOTEL data in the upper Rio Grande basin |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Year of Publication | 2003 |
Authors | DeWalle D., Eismeier J.A., Rango A. |
Conference Name | EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union |
Date Published | 11/2003 |
Conference Location | San Francisco, CA |
ARIS Log Number | 144684 |
Abstract | Forecasts using SNOTEL data on November 1 and December 1 gave the best estimates of spring snowmelt runoff volumes almost as frequently as forecasts on March 1 and April 1 for the Upper Rio Grande basin in Colorado during 1983-2001. Forecasts for 2002, a record drought year, greatly overestimated flow volumes regardless of prediction month. Attempts at improving predictions using the El Nino/La Nina Southern Oscillation Index were not successful |
URL | files/bibliography/Rango2003-03.pdf |