Longwave radiation modeling in mountainous environments

Physical Geography

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-52

  Saunders, I R ^a   Bailey, W G ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpine tundra; British Columbia; Climatology; Longwave radiation

Indexed keywords

ALPINE CLIMATE; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MODELLING; MOUNTAIN REGION; TUNDRA;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA;

EID: 0031390983     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723646.1997.10642605     Document Type: Article

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