Spatially distributed temperatures at the base of two mountain snowpacks measured with fiber-optic sensors

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 187, 2008, Pages 673-679

  Tyler, Scott W ^a   Burak, Susan A ^a   McNamara, James P ^b   Lamontagne, Aurele ^b   Selker, John S ^c   Dozier, Jeff ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; BASAL ICE; FIBER OPTICS; MOUNTAIN REGION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SENSOR; SNOW COVER; SNOWMELT; SNOWPACK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

CALIFORNIA; MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57049158153     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214308786570827     Document Type: Article

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