Snow accumulation following forest disturbance

Ecohydrology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 279-285

  Boon, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest canopy; Forest disturbance; Interception; Snow depth; SWE

Indexed keywords

BEETLE INFESTATION; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; CANOPY STRUCTURE; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FOREST CANOPIES; FOREST COVER CHANGE; FOREST DISTURBANCES; FOREST STAND; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; KEY PROCESS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; MODELLING STUDIES; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE; RESEARCH RESULTS; RUNOFF GENERATION; SALVAGE LOGGING; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW DENSITY; SNOW DEPTHS; SWE; WATER EQUIVALENT; WATERSHED SCALE;

RUNOFF; SATELLITE INTERCEPTION; SNOW; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

FORESTRY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST COVER; LANDSCAPE; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWMELT;

FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; RUNOFF; SATELLITES; SNOW;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

COLEOPTERA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 84862117136     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.212     Document Type: Article

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