Time

Solar
Radiation

Air Temp

Measured
Snowmelt

(kJ h-1 m-2)

(C)

(mm h-1)

Computed radiation melt energy (kJ h-1 m-2)

Shortwave
(net)

Longwave
Incoming

Longwave
Outgoing

500

0.5

801.25

1102.20

600

41

0.4

18.86

800.07

1102.20

700

150

1.2

0.4

69

809.48

1102.20

800

538

6.4

1.4

247.48

872.61

1102.20

900

1877

11.3

4.3

863.42

935.42

1102.20

1000

2541

13

5.3

1168.86

957.98

1102.20

1100

2598

17.5

5.5

1195.08

1019.68

1102.20

1200

3072

22.5

6.7

1413.12

1091.68

1102.20

1300

3102

21

7.2

1426.92

1069.69

1102.20

1400

2947

23

8.2

1355.62

1099.08

1102.20

1500

2884

21.5

9.1

1326.64

1076.98

1102.20

1600

2135

19.7

7.6

982.1

1050.91

1102.20

1700

1197

20

5.5

550.62

1055.22

1102.20

1800

450

14.5

4.1

207

978.23

1102.20

1900

67

9.5

3.6

30.82

911.97

1102.20

2000

3.2

892.76

1102.20

2100

2.3

867.63

1102.20

2200

1.2

855.26

1102.20

2300

4.5

0.8

849.13

1102.20

2400

0.3

843.03

1102.20

ion melt energy (kJ h-1 m-2)

Longwave
(net)

Total

Computed
Snowmelt

Cumulative
Measured
Snowmelt

Cumulative
Computed
Snowmelt

Total
(mm h-1)

Total (mm)

Total
(mm)

-300.95

-300.95

-0.904

0.00

-0.904

-302.13

-283.27

-0.851

0.00

-1.755

-292.72

-223.72

-0.672

0.40

-2.427

-229.59

17.89

0.054

1.80

-2.373

-166.78

696.64

2.092

6.10

-0.281

-144.22

1024.64

3.077

11.40

2.796

-82.52

1112.56

3.341

16.90

6.137

-10.52

1402.60

4.212

23.60

10.349

-32.51

1394.41

4.187

30.80

14.536

-3.12

1352.50

4.062

39.00

18.598

-25.22

1301.42

3.908

48.10

22.506

-51.29

930.81

2.795

55.70

25.301

-46.98

503.64

1.512

61.20

26.813

-123.97

83.03

0.249

65.30

27.062

-190.23

-159.41

-0.479

68.90

26.583

-209.44

-209.44

-0.629

72.10

25.954

-234.57

-234.57

-0.704

74.40

25.250

-246.94

-246.94

-0.742

75.60

24.508

-253.07

-253.07

-0.760

76.40

23.748

-259.17

-259.17

-0.778

76.70

22.970

Cumulative Snowmelt (mm)

ulative Snowmelt (mm)

Cumulative Measured Snowmelt vs. Cumulative Computed Snowmelt

90.00
80.00
70.00
60.00
50.00
40.00
30.00
20.00
10.00
0.00
500

600

700

800

900

1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900

-10.00

Time (24-hr clock)

Cumulative Measured Snowmelt Total (mm)

Cumulative Computed Snowmelt Total

(mm

omputed Snowmelt

00 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 2400

ed Snowmelt Total

(mm)