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The application of two conceptual models (VSAS2 and HYFOR) to simulate the routing of water during the snowmelt period, has been carried out at the lake Laflamme forested watershed, near Quebec City, Canada. These models are based on the variable source area concept. They are coupled with a snow cover mass and energy balance model which computes snowmelt; the computed snowmelt is then used as an input in the water routing models. The methodology to simulate the snowmelt and the water flow in the basin requires several measurements which are described in this paper. The first results of snowmelt simulation obtained with the energy balance model are also presented.
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Prévost, M., Barry, R., Stein, J., Plamondon, A.P. (1987). Snowmelt Runoff in the Lake Laflamme Experimental Watershed, Quebec: Methodology and Preliminary Results. In: Jones, H.G., Orville-Thomas, W.J. (eds) Seasonal Snowcovers: Physics, Chemistry, Hydrology. NATO ASI Series, vol 211. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3947-9_26
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