Influence of snow accumulation and snowmelt on streamflow in the central Spanish Pyrenees;Influence de l'accumulation et de la fonte de la neige sur les écoulements dans les Pyrénées centrales espagnoles

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 787-802

  Lopez Moreno J I ^a   García Ruiz, José M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climatic trend; River regime; Snow; Snowmelt; Spanish Pyrenees; Streamflow

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; RIVERS; SETTLING TANKS; SPRINGS (WATER); STREAM FLOW;

PYRENEAN BASINS; SNOWMELT; SPRING DISCHARGES; WINTER PRECIPITATIONS;

SNOW MAKING;

CLIMATE VARIATION; MOUNTAIN REGION; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWMELT; STREAMFLOW;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 4944241575     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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