Forest influences on snow accumulation and snowmelt at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, USA

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 2524-2534

  Penn, Colin A ^a   Wemple, Beverley C ^a   Campbell, John L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forests; Sky view factor; Snow distribution; Snow water equivalent (SWE); Snowmelt

Indexed keywords

FORESTS; SKY VIEW FACTOR; SNOW DISTRIBUTION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT;

FACINGS; SNOW; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY GAP; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST COVER; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT; SNOWPACK; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAMFLOW; WATER CONTENT;

DISTRIBUTION; FACINGS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; MOISTURE; SNOW; SOIL; WATER SUPPLY;

HUBBARD BROOK EXPERIMENTAL FOREST; NEW HAMPSHIRE; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84864763170     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9450     Document Type: Article

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