Estimating sublimation of intercepted and sub-canopy snow using eddy covariance systems

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1567-1575

  Molotch, Noah P ^a   Blanken, Peter D ^b   Williams, Mark W ^b   Turnipseed, Andrew A ^c   Monson, Russell K ^b   Margulis, Steven A ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Eddy covariance; Rocky mountains; Snow interception; Sublimation; Vegetation canopy

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FORESTRY; HEAT FLUX; SUBLIMATION; THERMAL GRADIENTS; VEGETATION;

EDDY COVARIANCE; SNOWPACK; VEGETATION CANOPY;

SNOW;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FORESTRY; HEAT FLUX; SNOW; SUBLIMATION; THERMAL GRADIENTS; VEGETATION;

EDDY COVARIANCE; HEAT FLUX; INTERCEPTION; SNOW; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SUBLIMATION; VEGETATION;

FOREST CANOPY; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMIDITY; PLANTS; SNOW; SUBLIMATION; TEMPERATURE;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 34250342569     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6719     Document Type: Conference Paper

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