The Impact of Deciduous Forest and Topography on Snowpack Dynamics in a Headwater Catchment in the Southern Andes Cordillera
Authors/Creators
- 1. PhD Program in Water Resources and Energy for Agriculture, Universidad de Concepción
- 2. University of Concepción
- 3. Universidad de Chile
Description
This dataset contains the meteorological forcing data and model configuration files
used to simulate snow accumulation and melt processes in a headwater catchment
of the Southern Andes Cordillera, Chile, using the Cold Regions Hydrological Model (CRHM).
A first model configuration includes four Hydrological Response Units (HRUs)
representing the locations of snow observations under open and under-canopy conditions
on north- and south-facing slopes. This configuration was used for model evaluation
through comparison with observed snow depth and snow water equivalent.
A second configuration includes twenty HRUs representing an elevation gradient
combined with slope aspect and canopy cover. This configuration was used to analyze
spatial patterns of snowpack dynamics after model evaluation.
The same meteorological forcing was used for all simulations.
This dataset accompanies the manuscript by Bernal-Mujica et al. (2026).