Climate change effects on snow conditions in mainland Australia and adaptation at ski resorts through snowmaking

Climate Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-270

  Hennessy, Kevin J ^a   Whetton, P H ^a   Walsh, K ^b   Smith, I N ^a   Bathols, J M ^a   Hutchinson, M ^c   Sharples, J ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Area; Australia; Change; Climate; Depth; Duration; Snow; Snowmaking

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SNOW; SNOW MAKING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEPTH; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SNOW COVER; SURFACE AREA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 44249105719     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00706     Document Type: Article

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