Linking snowpack microphysics and albedo evolution

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Flanner, Mark G ^a   Zender, Charles S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GRAIN GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SNOW; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

ALBEDO; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; REFLECTANCE; SNOWMELT; SNOWPACK; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 33750623275     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006834     Document Type: Article

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