A physically based model of soil freezing in humid climates using air temperature and snow cover data

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1009-1027

  DeGaetano, Arthur T ^a   Wilks, Daniel S ^a   McKay, Megan ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLOW; HUMIDITY; MODEL; PHYSICAL MODEL; SNOW COVER; SOIL FREEZING; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

USA, NEW YORK, ITHACA;

EID: 0030424342     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<1009:APBMOS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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