Coupling the WRF model with a temperature index model based on remote sensing for snowmelt simulations in a river basin in the Altay Mountains, northwest China
Xuejiao Wu1, Yongping Shen2, Ninglian Wang3, Xiaoduo Pan2, Wei Zhang4, Jianqiao He2 and Guoya Wang5, (1)CAREERI/CAS Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Lanzhou, China, (2)Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China, (3)Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Enviromental Carrying Capacity, Northwest University, Xi’an, China, (4)CAREERI/CAS Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, SKLCS, Lanzhou, China, (5)Geological Hazards Prevention Institute, Gansu Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China