Dynamical properties of the spatial distribution of snow

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 744-753

  Skaugen, Thomas ^a,b   Beldring, Stein ^a   Udnæs, Hans Christian ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Simulated hydrometeorological fields; Snow; Spatial distribution; SWE

Indexed keywords

HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SNOW COVER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 1642330252     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-7-744-2003     Document Type: Article

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