Snow-atmosphere coupling strength. Part II: Albedo effect versus hydrological effect

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 404-418

  Xu, Li ^a   Dirmeyer, Paul ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere land interaction; Land surface; Land surface model; Snow cover; Snowpack

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; COUPLING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND SURFACE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SNOW COVER; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWPACK;

EID: 84876703813     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-11-0103.1     Document Type: Article

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