Snow cover and ground temperature distribution in the summit area of the Sierra de Guadarrama;Cobertura nival y distributión de la temperatura en el suelo en las cumbres de la sierra de guadarrama

Cuadernos de Investigacion Geografica

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 7-38

  De Pablo, N Andrés ^a   Palacios Estremera, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ground temperature; Nivation; Sierra de Guadarrama; Snow cover duration; Snow hollow

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649472147     PISSN: 02116820     EISSN: 16979540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18172/cig.1236     Document Type: Article

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