A comparison of four snow models using observations from an alpine site

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 583-593

  Essery, R ^a   Martin, E ^b   Douville, H ^b   Fernandez A ^c   Brun, E ^b  

^a Hadley Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^c Météo France/CNRM ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; SNOW;

EID: 0032744636     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050302     Document Type: Article

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