Trends in snow water equivalent in Norway (1931-2009)

Hydrology Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 489-499

  Skaugen, Thomas ^a   Stranden, Heidi Bache ^a   Saloranta, Tuomo ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

Author keywords

NAO index Norway; Snow water equivalent; Trends

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; HIGH ELEVATION; HYDROPOWER COMPANIES; MANN-KENDALL; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; NAO INDEX; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; OBSERVATION PERIOD; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SOUTHERN NORWAY; TIME-PERIODS; TREND TESTS; TRENDS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

SNOW;

DATA SET; ELEVATION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; INDEX METHOD; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWPACK; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TIME SERIES; TREND ANALYSIS; WEATHER STATION;

NORWAY;

EID: 84865170979     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2012.109     Document Type: Review

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