1. PRECIPITATION-RUNOFF MODELING SYSTEM (PRMS) SNOW MODELING OVERVIEW

2. PRMS

3. PRMS Parameters original version

4. PRMS Parameters MMS Version

5. SNOW PROPERTIES Porous media Undergoes metamorphosis Surface albedo changes with time Density increases with time Has a free-water holding capacity

6. Energy Balance Formulation Hm = Hsn + Hln + Hc + He + Hg + Hp + Hq Temperature-Index Formulation M = Cm * ( Ta - Tb) Modifications Seasonal adjustment to Cm Vary Cm for forest and open Use equation only for non rain days Account for Hg and Hq

7. Snowpack Energy Balance Components

8. Energy Balance Formulation Hm = Hsn + Hln + Hc + He + Hg + Hp + Hq Model Formulation (on each HRU) PRMS SNOW MODEL Hsn = swrad * (1. - albedo) * rad_trncf Hln = emis * sb_const * tavg 4 (   T 4) Hc + He = cecn_coef(mo) * tavg (ppt days) = 0 (dry days) Hp = tavg * net_precip Hg assumed 0 Hq is computed

9. Snow Surface Albedo vs Time

10. Solar Radiation Transmission Coefficient vs Cover Density

11. Net Longwave Radiation Hlw = (1. - covden_win) * [(emis * air) -snow)] emis = emis_noppt no precip = 1.0 precip air and snow = sb_const * tavg 4 [ (   T 4 )  where tavg is temp of air and temp of snow surface + covden_win * (air -snow)

12. Energy Balance Formulation Hm = Hsn + Hln + Hc + He + Hg + Hp + Hq Model Formulation PRMS SNOW MODEL Hsn = SWRin * (1. - ALBEDO) * TRNCF Hln =   T 4 Hc + He = Cce * Tavg (ppt days) = 0 (dry days) Hp = Tavg * PTN Hg assumed 0 Hq is computed

13. SNOWPACK DYNAMICS 2-layered system energy balance: 2 12-hour periods energy exchange between layers -- conduction and mass transfer Tsurface = min(tavg or 0 o C) Tpack is computed density = f(time, settlement constant) albedo decay = f(time, melt) melt volume: use depth-area depletion curve

14. Areal Snow Depletion Curve

15. MELT SEQUENCE cal_net > 0 snowmelt = cal_net / 203.2 pk_temp < 0 o C refreeze to satisfy pk_def pk_temp = 0 o C satisfy free water holding capacity(freeh2o_cap) remaining snowmelt reaches the soil surface

16. Max Temperature-Elevation Relations

17. TEMPERATURE tmax(hru) = obs_tmax(hru_tsta) - tcrx(mo) tmin(hru) = obs_tmin(hru_tsta) - tcrx(mo) tcrx(mo) = [ tmax_lapse(mo) * elfac(hru)] - For each HRU where elfac(hru) = [hru_elev - tsta_elev(hru_tsta)] / 1000. -------------tmax_adj(hru)

18. Precipitation-Elevation Relations

19. Mean Daily Precipitation Schofield Pass (10,700 ft) vs Crested Butte (9031 ft) MONTH Mean daily precip, in.

20. Precipitation Gage Catch Error vs Wind Speed (Larsen and Peck, 1972) Rain (shield makes little difference) Snow (shielded) Snow (unshielded)

21. Precipitation Gauge Intercomparison Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado

22. PRECIPITATION - DEPTH hru_precip(hru) = precip(hru_psta) * pcor(mo) pcor(mo) = Rain_correction or Snow_correction For each HRU

23. Precipitation Distribution Methods (module) Manual (precip_prms.f) Auto Elevation Lapse Rate (precip_laps_prms.f) XYZ (xyz_dist.f) PCOR Computation

24. Auto Elevation Lapse Rate PCOR Computation For each HRU hru_psta = precip station used to compute hru_precip [ hru_precip = precip(hru_psta) * pcor ] hru_plaps = precip station used with hru_psta to compute ------ -------precip lapse rate by month [pmo_rate(mo)] hru_psta hru_plaps

25. PCOR Computation pmn_mo padj_sn or padj_rn elv_plaps Auto Elevation Lapse Rate Parameters

26. adj_p = pmo_rate * Auto Elevation Lapse Rate PCOR Computation For each HRU snow_adj(mo) = 1. + (padj_sn(mo) * adj_p) if padj_sn(mo) < 0. then snow_adj(mo) = - padj_sn(mo) pmo_rate(mo) = pmn_mo(hru_plaps) - pmn_mo(hru_psta) elv_plaps(hru_plaps) - elv_plaps(hru_psta) hru_elev - elv_plaps(hru_psta) pmn_mo(hru_psta)

27. PRECIPITATION - FORM (rain, snow, mixture of both) For each HRU RAIN tmin(hru) > tmax_allsnow tmax(hru) > tmax_allrain(mo) SNOW tmax(hru) <= tmax_allsnow

28. PRECIPITATION - FORM (rain, snow, mixture of both) prmx = [(tmax(hru) - tmax_allsnow) / ---------------- ---------(tmax(hru) - tmin(hru)] * adjmix_rain(mo) For each HRU Precipitation Form Variable Snowpack Adjustment MIXTURE OTHER

29. PARAMETER ESTIMATION

31. PRMS Parameters Estimated 9 topographic (slope, aspect, area, x,y,z, …) 3 soils (texture, water holding capacity) 8 vegetation (type, density, seasonal interception, radiation transmission) 2 evapotranspiration 5 indices to spatial relations among HRUs, gw and subsurface reservoirs, channel reaches, and point measurement stations

32. BASIN DELINEATION AND CHARACTERIZATION Polygon Hydrologic Response Units (HRUs) (based on slope, aspect, elevation, vegetation) Grid Cell Hydrologic Response Units (HRUs) (Equal to Image Grid Mesh) Focus of operational modeling Focus of research modeling

36. Upper San Joaquin River, CA El Nino Year

37. ANIMAS RIVER, CO SURFACE GW SUBSURFACE PREDICTED MEASURED

38. EAST FORK CARSON RIVER, CA SURFACE GW SUBSURFACE

39. CLE ELUM RIVER, WA SURFACE GW SUBSURFACE

40. REMOTELY SENSED SNOW- COVERED AREA AND SNOWPACK WATER EQUIVALENT

41. Satellite Image for Snow-Covered Area Computation

45. NASA Regional Earth Science Applications Center Objective - Integrate remotely sensed data into operational resource management applications ~ 1 km pixel resolution of NOAA snow-covered area product on 750 km2 basin SW Center - U of AZ, U of CO, USGS, --------------Lawrence Berkeley Labs

47. East Fork Carson River, CA 1986 1988

48. Observed and Simulated Basin Snow-Covered Area

49. SIMULATED vs SATELLITE-OBSERVED SNOW-COVERED AREA

51. GUNNISON RIVER BASIN LOCATION Upper Colorado River Basin Gunnison River Basin

52. SUBBASINS WITH CONCURRENT STREAMFLOW AND SATELLITE DATA East River Taylor River Lake Fork Cochetopa Creek Tomichi Creek

53. Cochetopa Creek East River Lake Fork

54. Taylor River Tomichi Creek

55. east Percent Basin in Snow Cover

56. east

57. Percent Basin in Snow Cover

58. coch Percent Basin in Snow Cover

59. lake Percent Basin in Snow Cover

60. STARKWEATHER COULEE, ND

61. DEPRESSION STORAGE ESTIMATION (BY HRU) USING THE GIS WEASEL (AREA & VOLUME)

62. WETLANDS HYDROLOGY DEPRESSION STORES (flowing and closed) HRU 1 HRU 2 STORAGE HRU FLOW  GW PET FLOW

63. Snow-covered Area 1997 April 17 March 20 April 22 May 6 SNOW NO SNOW

64. 1997 April 12April 22 Snowpack Water Equivalent Snow-covered Area

65. Snow-covered Area 1999 March 25 April 1 April 8 April 13 SNOW NO SNOW

66. 1999 April 7April 8 Snowpack Water Equivalent Snow-covered Area