@article{fdi:010066807,
  title = {{E}nergy fluxes and melt rate of a seasonal snow cover in the {M}oroccan {H}igh {A}tlas},
  author = {{B}oudhar, {A}. and {B}oulet, {G}illes and {H}anich, {L}. and {S}icart, {J}ean-{E}mmanuel and {C}hehbouni, {A}bdelghani},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n this study, we used an energy balance model and two simple methods based on readily available data to identify the processes driving the point-scale energy and mass balance of the snowpack. {D}ata were provided from an experimental site located at 3200m. {A}ll models were evaluated by comparing observed and modelled snow water equivalents. {P}erformances are variable from one season to the next and the energy balance model gives better results (mean of root mean square error, {RMSE}=25mm and r(2)=0.90) than the two simplified approaches (mean of {RMSE}=54mm and r(2)=0.70). {T}here are significant amounts of snow sublimation but they are highly variable from season to season, depending on wind conditions (between 7 and 20% of the total). {W}hile the main source of energy for melting is net radiation, the amount of heat brought by sensible heat flux is significant for two of the most windy snow seasons.},
  keywords = {{S}nowmelt modelling ; energy balance ; arid mountains ; {H}igh {A}tlas ; {M}orocco ; {MAROC} ; {HAUT} {ATLAS}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}ydrological {S}ciences {J}ournal = {J}ournal des {S}ciences {H}ydrologiques},
  volume = {61},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {931--943},
  ISSN = {0262-6667},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1080/02626667.2014.965173},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066807},
}