The impact of beetle-induced conifer death on stand-scale canopy snow interception

Hydrology Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 644-657

  Pugh, Evan T ^a   Small, Eric E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy snow interception; Forest disturbance; Forest snow processes; Mountain pine beetle; Snow accumulation; Water budget

Indexed keywords

FOREST DISTURBANCES; FOREST SNOW; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE; SNOW ACCUMULATION; WATER BUDGET;

FORESTRY; STORMS; SUBLIMATION;

SNOW;

BEETLE; CANOPY; CANOPY EXCHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; STAND STRUCTURE; STORM; SUBLIMATION; WATER BUDGET;

FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; INSECTS; PINUS MUGO; SNOW;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84884469622     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2013.097     Document Type: Article

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