Measurements and modelling of snow interception in the boreal forest

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 12, Issue 10-11, 1998, Pages 1611-1625

  Hedstrom, N R ^a,b   Pomeroy, J W ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SNOW; SUBLIMATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VEGETATION; WIND;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; LEAF AREA INDEX;

HYDROLOGY;

BOREAL FOREST; HYDROLOGY; INTERCEPTION; SNOW;

EID: 0032147498     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1085(199808/09)12:10/11<1611::AID-HYP684>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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