Empirical models for forecasting changes in the phenology of ice cover for Canadian lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 982-991

  Shuter, B J ^a,b   Minns, C K ^b   Fung, S R ^b  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FORECASTING METHOD; ICE COVER; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; LATITUDE; MORPHOMETRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA;

CANADA;

EID: 84879720254     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2012-0437     Document Type: Article

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