Hydro-climatic impacts on the ice cover of the lower Peace River

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 3252-3263

  Beltaos, Spyros ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accumulation cover; Freezeup; Ice thickness; Regulation; River; Snowfall

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT;

ACCUMULATION COVER; FREEZEUP; ICE THICKNESS; REGULATION; RIVER; SNOWFALL;

ICE;

FLOODING; FREEZING; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; HEAT FLUX; HYDROMETRY; ICE BREAKUP; ICE COVER; ICE THICKNESS; MODELING; SNOW ACCUMULATION;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PEACE RIVER [ALBERTA]; PEACE-ATHABASCA DELTA;

EID: 50449111483     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6911     Document Type: Article

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