Estimating sub-canopy shortwave irradiance to melting snow on forested slopes

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2581-2593

  Ellis, Chad R ^a   Pomeroy, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest transmissivity; Mountain hydrology; Needle leaf forest; Shortwave radiation; Snow hydrology; Snowmelt energy; Sub canopy radiation

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MELTING; SNOW; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SNOW HYDROLOGY; SNOWMELT ENERGY;

HYDROLOGY;

FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MELTING; SNOW; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMPLEX TERRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY BALANCE; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST COVER; IRRADIANCE; LEAF AREA; MOUNTAIN REGION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SNOW COVER; SNOWMELT; TRANSMISSIVITY;

FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; MELTING; RADIATION; SNOW; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

MARMOTA; PINUS CONTORTA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 34748862335     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6794     Document Type: Conference Paper

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