Spatial and temporal variability in seasonal snow density

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 484, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-73

  Bormann, Kathryn J ^a   Westra, Seth ^b   Evans, Jason P ^a   McCabe, Matthew F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Snow densification; Snow density; Snow hydrology; Spring snow density

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS; REMOTE SENSING OF SNOW; SNOW DENSITY; SNOW HYDROLOGY; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; SPRING SNOW;

CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATOLOGY; DENSIFICATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); REMOTE SENSING; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT;

SNOW;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DENSITY; PARAMETERIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; SNOW COVER; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWPACK; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875407068     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.01.032     Document Type: Article

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