Spatiotemporal index for analyzing controls on snow climatology: Application in the Colorado Front Range

Physical Geography

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 85-107

  Richer, Eric E ^a   Kampf, Stephanie K ^b   Fassnacht, Steven R ^b   Moore, Cara C ^b  

^a Colorado Parks and Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado front range; Mountain climatology; Snow cover; Snow zones; Snowpack transition zone

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; SNOW COVER; SNOWPACK; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRANSITION ZONE; VEGETATION COVER; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881136238     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723646.2013.787578     Document Type: Article

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