MeltCoefReFreeze

Refreezing efficiency constant in the empirical snow melt function.

Default

Unit

Symbol

Equation

Function

0.1

m-1

 mf

(4.34)

 

During conditions of air temperatures below 0 refreezing of liquid water is calculated with the same temperature coefficient as in the snow melt function (MeltCoefAirTemp) adjusted for the depth of snow pack. The normal value 0 .1 (m) implies that refreezing will become successively more inefficient when the snow pack increases above 0.1 m. The double thickness of snow pack will reduce the refreezing efficiency to 50%.