Hydrology and Earth System Sciences www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net 1027-5606 1607-7938 13 10 2009 10.5194/hess-13-1897-2009 http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/13/1897/2009/ http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/13/1897/2009/hess-13-1897-2009.html http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/13/1897/2009/hess-13-1897-2009.pdf 1897 1906 2009-10-15 A snowmelt runoff forecasting model coupling WRF and DHSVM Q. Zhao dsslab@163.com Z. Liu B. Ye Y. Qin Z. Wei S. Fang The States Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Cold & Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China College of Resources and Environment Science, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China Oasis Ecology Key laboratory of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China International Centers for Desert Affairs-Research on Sustainable Development in Arid and Semi-arid Lands, Urumqi, China This study linked the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) modelling system and the Distributed Hydrology Soil Vegetation Model (DHSVM) to forecast snowmelt runoff. The study area was the 800 km² Juntanghu watershed of the northern slopes of Tianshan Mountain Range. This paper investigated snowmelt runoff forecasting models suitable for meso-microscale application. 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