A framework for the study of seasonal snow hydrology and its interannual variability in the alpine regions of the Southwest

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D18, 1999, Pages 22117-22135

  Seth, Anji ^a,c   Bales, Roger C ^b   Dickinson, Robert E ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Earth Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; RUNOFF; SEASONALITY; SNOW;

(SOUTHWEST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033610114     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900402     Document Type: Article

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