Influence of the depth hoar layer of the seasonal snow cover on the ground thermal regime

Water Resources Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2075-2086

  Zhang, T ^a   Osterkamp, T E ^a   Stamnes, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNOW;

DENSITY; FREEZING; HEAT TRANSFER; MODEL; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; UNITED STATES;

RUMEX;

HOAR LAYER; PERMAFROST; SNOW COVER; THERMAL REGIME;

USA, ALASKA, PRUDHOE BAY;

EID: 0029662893     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96WR00996     Document Type: Article

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