Surface energy balance of seasonal snow cover for snow-melt estimation in N-W Himalaya

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 567-573

  Datt, Prem ^a   Srivastava, P K ^a   Negi, P S ^a   Satyawali, P K ^a  

^a Defence Research and Development Organization   (India)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Hydrology; Modeling; Radiation energy; Snow melt; Surface energy balance; Turbulent flux

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE; SNOW COVER; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT; SNOWPACK; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 56649112712     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-008-0053-7     Document Type: Article

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