Physics of a thick seasonal snowpack with possible implications for snow algae

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-49

  Dove, Adrienne ^a   Heldmann, Jennifer ^b   McKay, Christopher ^b   Toon, Owen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ALGA; ALGAL BLOOM; DATA SET; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSOR; SNOWPACK; SOLAR RADIATION; VOLUME;

CALIFORNIA; LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 84859060175     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-44.1.36     Document Type: Article

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