The characteristics and classification of Australian snow cover: An ecological perspective

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 429-435

  Sanecki, Glenn M ^a   Green, Ken ^b   Wood, Helen ^c   Lindenmayer, David ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Snowy Mountains Region ^*  (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BASAL MELTING; ELEVATION; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW COVER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN ALPS; SNOWY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 33748758485     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2006)38[429:TCACOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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