Relationship between passive microwave-derived snowmelt and surface-measured discharge, Wheaton River, Yukon Territory, Canada

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 689-704

  Ramage, J M ^a   McKenney, R A ^b   Thorson, B ^c   Maltais, P ^c   Kopczynski, S E ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Passive microwave; Snow; SSM I; Wheaton River; Yukon River

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; IMAGE SENSORS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SNOW; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

MELT DETECTION; MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER; SNOW VOLUME; SNOWMELT; SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER;

HYDROLOGY;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; HYDROLOGY; IMAGE SENSORS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SNOW; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

MICROWAVE IMAGERY; RIVER DISCHARGE; SNOWMELT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 33644895716     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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