The role of terrestrial snow cover in the climate system

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-88

  Vavrus, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE FORCING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RUNOFF; SNOW COVER; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT; WINTER;

EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34248569431     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-007-0226-0     Document Type: Article

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