Scaling properties of wind and snow depth distribution in an Alpine catchment

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Mott, R ^a   Schirmer, M ^a   Lehning, M ^a  

^a WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CATCHMENTS; LOADING; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

ALPINE CATCHMENTS; DEPOSITION PROCESS; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION; LASER SCANS; LOCAL FLOWS; SCALING BEHAVIOR; SCALING PROPERTIES; SNOW COVERS; SNOW DEPTH DISTRIBUTION; SNOW DEPTHS; SNOW DISTRIBUTION; SNOW TRANSPORT; SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; WIND VELOCITIES; WIND VELOCITY FIELD;

SNOW;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; AUTOCORRELATION; CATCHMENT; DEPOSITION; DUNE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; LANDSCAPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RESOLUTION; SLOPE; SNOW COVER; SPATIAL VARIATION; VELOCITY; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 79953019132     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014886     Document Type: Article

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