The June 2006 Canterbury snowstorm

Journal of Hydrology New Zealand

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-49

  Hendrikx, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PLAIN; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINGAUGE; SNOW; SNOWSTORM; STORM DAMAGE;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; MACKENZIE BASIN; NEW ZEALAND; RAKAIA RIVER; SOUTH ISLAND;

RAKAIA;

EID: 34250018577     PISSN: 00221708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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