Snow breezes in the boreal forest

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D18, 1998, Pages 23087-23101

  Taylor, Christopher M ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; BOUNDARY LAYER; SNOW COVER; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WIND;

CANADA;

EID: 0032573002     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02004     Document Type: Article

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