Modeling snow instability with the snow-cover model SNOWPACK

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2004, Pages 331-338

  Lehning, Michael ^a   Fierz, Charles ^a   Brown, Bob ^b   Jamieson, Bruce ^c  

^a WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^b Montana State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; INSTABILITY; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW COVER; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

ALPS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 5144226033     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756404781815220     Document Type: Article

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