The decline of snowpatches in the snowy mountains of australia: Importance of climate warming, variable snow, and wind

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 212-218

  Green, Ken ^a   Pickering, Catherine ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELT; MOUNTAIN REGION; SNOW; WARMING; WIND FORCING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN ALPS; SNOWY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 68149156727     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-41.2.212     Document Type: Article

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