Snow ablation energy balance in a dead forest stand

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 2600-2610

  Boon, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ablation; British Columbia; Energy balance; Forest canopy; Forest disturbance; Mountain pine beetle; Snow

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; ENERGY BALANCE MODELS; FOREST CANOPIES; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST DISTURBANCE; FOREST DISTURBANCES; FOREST STAND; LONG-WAVE RADIATION; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE; NEEDLE LOSS; OPEN FORESTS; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SMALL BRANCH; SNOW ABLATION; SNOW ACCUMULATION; TURBULENT FLUX;

ENERGY BALANCE; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; SNOW; WATER;

ABLATION;

ABLATION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ENERGY BALANCE; FOREST CANOPY; HYDROLOGY; MICROMETEOROLOGY; SNOWPACK;

ENERGY; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; INSECTS; PINUS; SNOW; WATER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 69249146565     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7246     Document Type: Conference Paper

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