Modeling the effect of variations in snowpack-disappearance date on surface-energy balance on the Alaskan North Slope

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 483-489

  Ling, Feng ^a,b   Zhang, Tingjun ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^b ZHAOQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELTING; PARAMETERIZATION; SNOWPACK;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH SLOPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28844481805     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2005)037[0483:MTEOVI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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