Influence of different digital terrain models (DTMs)on alpine permafrost modeling

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 303-313

  Salzmann, Nadine ^a   Gruber, Stephan ^a   Hugentobler, Marco ^a   Hoelzle, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Complex topography; Digital terrain model (DTM); High mountain permafrost; Modeling; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

INTERPOLATION; LANDFORMS; MODELS; PERMAFROST;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; COMPLEX TOPOGRAPHIES; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; ENERGY BALANCE MODELS; GROUND SURFACE TEMPERATURE; HIGH MOUNTAINS; PERMAFROST MODELING; SENSITIVITY;

TOPOGRAPHY;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; MODELING; PERMAFROST; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THAWING; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 35248821743     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10666-006-9065-3     Document Type: Article

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