Snow cover dynamics, soil moisture variability and vegetation ecology in high mountain catchments of central Norway

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2385-2405

  Löffler, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mountain ecosystems; Norway; Vegetation distribution; Water balance

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MOISTURE; SNOW; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS; VEGETATION;

MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMS; NORWAY; VEGETATION DISTRIBUTION; WATER BALANCE;

HYDROLOGY;

MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SNOW COVER; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION COVER; WATER BUDGET;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

EID: 23844435321     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5891     Document Type: Article

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