Changes in snow depth in Norway during the period 1961-2010

Hydrology Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 169-179

  Dyrrdal, Anita Verpe ^a   Saloranta, Tuomo ^b   Skaugen, Thomas ^b   Stranden, Heidi Bache ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Water Res/Energy Dir   (Norway)

Author keywords

Norway; Snow; Snow depth; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MAXIMA; CLIMATE VARIATION; FUTURE CLIMATE; LONG-TERM TREND; MOUNTAIN REGIONS; NORWAY; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW DEPTHS; TREND ANALYSIS;

SNOW;

SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; MOUNTAIN REGION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW ACCUMULATION; WINTER;

NORWAY;

EID: 84874307215     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2012.064     Document Type: Article

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