Observations of urban snow properties in Calgary, Canada

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 459-473

  Ho, C L I ^a   Valeo, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Frozen ground; Snow albedo; Snow hydrology; Urban hydrology

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; FLOODS; HYDROLOGY; MOISTURE; PILES; RAIN; ROADS AND STREETS; SOILS;

PHYSICAL ELEMENTS; SNOW EVAPORATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

SNOW;

ALBEDO; ENERGY BALANCE; FLOOD FORECASTING; FROZEN GROUND; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWMELT; URBAN AREA;

ALBERTA; CALGARY; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13244267283     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5544     Document Type: Article

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