Variability of snow density measurements in the Rio Esera Valley, Pyrenees Mountains, Spain

Cuadernos de Investigacion Geografica

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-72

  Fassnacht, S R ^a   Heun, C M ^a   Lopez Moreno J I ^b   Latron, J ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Esera Valley; Pyrenees Mountains; Snow density; Snow water equivalent

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649457598     PISSN: 02116820     EISSN: 16979540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18172/cig.1227     Document Type: Article

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