Winter climatic controls on spring snowpack density in the Western United States

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 118-126

  Svoma, Bohumil ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALBEDO; AVALANCHE; CATALYST; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SNOW COVER; SNOWPACK; SPRING (SEASON); TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WINTER;

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EID: 79952941309     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-43.1.118     Document Type: Article

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