Modelling snow accumulation with a geographic information system

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 693-707

  Chang, Kang Tsung ^a   Li, Zhaoxing ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Texas Health and Human Services Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GIS; MODELING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SNOW ACCUMULATION;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033775903     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136588100424981     Document Type: Article

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