Articles | Volume 13, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-225-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-225-2020
Model description paper
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29 Jan 2020
Model description paper |  | 29 Jan 2020

The Canadian Hydrological Model (CHM) v1.0: a multi-scale, multi-extent, variable-complexity hydrological model – design and overview

Christopher B. Marsh, John W. Pomeroy, and Howard S. Wheater

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The Canadian Hydrological Model (CHM) is a next-generation distributed model. Although designed to be applied generally, it has a focus for application where cold-region processes, such as snowpacks, play a role in hydrology. A key feature is that it uses a multi-scale surface representation, increasing efficiency. It also enables algorithm comparisons in a flexible structure. Model philosophy, design, and several cold-region-specific examples are described.
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