In situ snow water equivalent observations in the US arctic

Hydrology Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-34

  Stuefer, Svetlana ^a   Kane, Douglas L ^a   Liston, Glen E ^b  

^a University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Climate; North slope of alaska; Snow depth; Snow water equivalent

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC; CLIMATE; NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA; SNOW DEPTHS; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; SNOW;

SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MELTWATER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; WATERSHED; WINTER;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; BROOKS RANGE; KUPARUK RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874292936     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2012.177     Document Type: Article

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