Effects of vegetation canopy processes on snow surface energy and mass balances

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 1-15

  Niu, Guo Yue ^a   Yang, Zong Liang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiation transfer; Snow interception; Vegetation canopy

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; FOREST CANOPY; HEAT FLUX; MASS BALANCE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SNOW COVER; SURFACE ENERGY;

BOREAS;

EID: 14644394896     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004884     Document Type: Article

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