Mean wind patterns and snow depths in an alpine-subalpine ecosystem as measured by damage to coniferous trees

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 100-108

  Wooldridge, G L ^a   Musselman, R C ^a   Sommerfeld, R A ^a   Fox, D G ^a   Connell, B H ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air flow; Complex terrain; Krummholz surface wind; Tree deformation; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

ALPINE/SUBALPINE ECOSYSTEM; GLEES; SNOW DEPTH; SNOW DEPTH MODELLING; TREE DAMAGE; TREE DEFORMATION; WIND PATTERN;

USA, WYOMING, SNOWY RANGE;

EID: 0029668155     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2405019     Document Type: Article

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