Estimating snow water equivalent in northern regions from satellite passive microwave data

Cold Region Atmospheric and Hydrologic Studies. The Mackenzie GEWEX Experience: Volume 1: Atmospheric Dynamics

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 195-212

  Derksen, Chris ^a   Walker, Anne ^a   Toose, Peter ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73936-4_12     Document Type: Chapter

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