A frost assessment method for mountainous areas

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-67

  Lindkvist, L ^a   Gustavsson, T ^a   Bogren, J ^b  

^a Forestry Board   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Frost risk assessment; Growing season; High elevation; Radiation frost; Topoclimatology

Indexed keywords

FROST; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOUNTAIN REGION;

EID: 0034724984     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(99)00087-8     Document Type: Article

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