Regional ecosystem simulation: A general model for simulating snow accumulation and melt in mountainous terrain

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 119-136

  Coughlan, Joseph C ^a   Running, Steven W ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest; Model; Regional simulation; Remote sensing; Snow

Indexed keywords

MODEL; MOUNTAIN REGION; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT;

USA, COLORADO;

EID: 0031452503     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007933813251     Document Type: Article

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