The surface energy balance of a polygonal tundra site in northern Siberia - Part 2: Winter

Cryosphere

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 509-524

  Langer, M ^a   Westermann, S ^a   Muster, S ^a   Piel, K ^a   Boike, J ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE; FREEZING; LONGWAVE RADIATION; NET RADIATION; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SNOW COVER; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFACE ENERGY; TUNDRA; TURBULENCE; WINTER;

SIBERIA;

EID: 79960242242     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-5-509-2011     Document Type: Article

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