Glacier fragmentation effects on surface energy balance and runoff: Field measurements and distributed modelling

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1861-1875

  Jiskoot, Hester ^a   Mueller, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Rockies; Distributed melt model; Katabatic wind; Runoff; Surface energy balance; Valley glacier

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; COLD STORAGE; DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY BALANCE; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MICA; RADIATION EFFECTS; RUNOFF; WIND;

CANADIAN ROCKIES; DISTRIBUTED MODELLING; ENERGY BALANCE COMPONENTS; KATABATIC WINDS; LONG-WAVE RADIATION; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; TEMPERATURE THRESHOLDS; WEATHER OBSERVATIONS;

LANDFORMS;

ENERGY BALANCE; FRAGMENTATION; IRRADIANCE; KATABATIC FLOW; LONGWAVE RADIATION; RUNOFF; SNOWLINE; SURFACE ENERGY; TERRAIN; VALLEY GLACIER; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

ANTARCTICA; CANADA; COLUMBIA BASIN; EAST ANTARCTICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SHACKLETON GLACIER;

EID: 84862021470     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9288     Document Type: Article

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