Analysis of satellite and model datasets for variability and trends in Arctic snow extent and depth, 1948-2006

Polar Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-37

  Park, Hotaek ^a   Yabuki, Hironori ^a   Ohata, Tetsuo ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arctic lands; Land surface model; Satellite data; Snow cover extent; Snow depth; Spatiotemporal variability

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DATA SET; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LAND SURFACE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SATELLITE DATA; SNOW COVER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; WARMING;

ARCTIC; EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84861829911     PISSN: 18739652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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