Climate change in western ski areas: Potential changes in the timing of wet avalanches and snow quality for the Aspen ski area in the years 2030 and 2100

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 219-228

  Lazar, Brian ^a   Williams, Mark ^b  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Avalanche; Climate change; General circulation models; Ski resorts; Snow

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; PARALLEL CLIMATE MODEL; SKI RESORTS; WET AVALANCHES;

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES);

AVALANCHE; BULK DENSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; EMISSION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; SNOWMELT; SNOWPACK;

EID: 38349112666     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2007.03.015     Document Type: Article

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