MeltCoefAirTemp

Temperature coefficient in the empirical snow melt function.

Default

Unit

Symbol

Equation

Function

2

kg °C-1 m-2 day-1

 mT

(4.34)

Snow melt-refreeze function, Air Temperature

A value of 2 is normal for forests. Similar as for MeltCoefGlobRad a two or three fold increase is expected if adaptation to an open filed is to be done.