Analysis of the impact of snow on daily weather variability in mountainous regions using MM5

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-258

  Jin, Jiming ^a   Miller, Norman L ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SET; LAND SURFACE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT; SOLAR RADIATION; VEGETATION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248381361     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM565.1     Document Type: Article

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