A Study on Estimation of Basin-wide Snow water equivalent

Abstract

This paper presents a practical method for estimation of basin-wide snow water equivalant. First, the relation between observed hydro-meteorological data and topographical characteristics of Kawamata-Dam basin at the Upper-Kinu river are made clear. Then, the model for estimating of both snow water equivalant and snowmelt is presented, and parameters of the model are calibrated by the observed snow depth.
Finally, a validity and a practical utilization of the method for estimating of snow water equivalant are discussed.