Interannual variability in reconstructed Canadian snow cover, 1915-1992

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1299-1318

  Brown, Ross D ^a   Goodison, Barry E ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EL NINO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PACIFIC/NORTH AMERICAN PATTERN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW COVER;

CANADA;

EID: 0030433391     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<1299:IVIRCS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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