Effect of seasonality of snow accumulation and melt on snow surface energy exchanges at a continental alpine site

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-51

  Cline, Donald W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWMELT; SURFACE ENERGY EXCHANGE;

USA, COLORADO, COLORADO FRONT RANGE;

EID: 0030778804     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1997)036<0032:EOSOSA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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