@article{fdi:010041223,
  title = {{R}elationship between precipitation phase and air temperature : comparison between the {B}olivian {A}ndes and the {S}wiss {A}lps},
  author = {{L}'{H}{\^o}te, {Y}ann and {C}hevallier, {P}ierre and {C}oudrain, {A}nne and {L}ejeune, {Y}. and {E}tchevers, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}etermining the precipitation phase-rain or snow-is an important factor in modelling discharge in mountainous basins. {I}n a study carried out in the outer tropical {A}ndes {C}ordillera of {B}olivia, half-hourly determination of precipitation phase was obtained by applying a suitable expert system, taking {I} {I} meteorological parameters into consideration that are measured over 21 months at an altitude close to 4800 m. {S}traightforward relationships between the determined precipitation phase and observed air temperature were analysed in histograms that contain percentage occurrences of snowfall, rainfall and mixed precipitation events for 0.5 degrees {C} air temperature increments. {T}he graph shows a nearly identical distribution of percentage occurrences of snowfall in the {A}ndes to that on a 1600-m high site in the {S}wiss {A}lps. {T}his result suggests that, for hydrological modelling purposes in the outer tropical {A}ndes, the same rain/snow threshold temperature as in the compared {S}wiss site can be applied.},
  keywords = {air temperature ; {A}lps ; {A}ndes ; {B}olivia ; hydrological modelling ; meteorological data ; precipitation phase ; {S}witzerland},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}ydrological {S}ciences {J}ournal = {J}ournal des {S}ciences {H}ydrologiques},
  volume = {50},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {989--997},
  ISSN = {0262-6667},
  year = {2005},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010041223},
}