Impact of snow variability on the Swiss winter tourism sector: Implications in an era of climate change

Climatic Change

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 307-320

  Gonseth, Camille ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETERIS PARIBUS; COMPETITIVE INTERACTIONS; MOUNTAIN REGIONS; SUNSHINE DURATION; SWITZERLAND; TOURISM CONSUMPTION; TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE; TOURISM SECTORS;

SNOW MAKING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; MOUNTAIN REGION; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWPACK; TOURISM MARKET; WINTER;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84879169131     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-013-0718-3     Document Type: Article

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