Meteorological controls on snowpack formation and dynamics in the southern Canadian rocky mountains

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 716-730

  Pigeon, Karine E ^a   Jiskoot, Hester ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOUNTAIN; PREDICTION; SLOPE; SNOWPACK; SPATIAL VARIATION; WEATHER;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 58149391767     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(07-054)[PIGEON]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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