Effects of needleleaf forest cover on radiation and snowmelt dynamics in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 608-620

  Ellis, C R ^a   Pomeroy, J W ^a   Essery, R L H ^b   Link, T E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY SOURCE; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FOREST COVER; HEADWATER BASINS; LONG-WAVE RADIATION; MOUNTAIN FORESTS; RIVER FLOW; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; SNOWMELT; SPRUCE FOREST; TOTAL ENERGY;

FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; SNOW; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST COVER; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MONTANE FOREST; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SLOPE; SNOWMELT; SOLAR RADIATION;

FORESTRY; FORESTS; MELTING; NORTH AMERICA; RADIATION EFFECTS; SNOW;

CANADA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

PICEA;

EID: 79952238298     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-227     Document Type: Article

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