Snow accumulation and ablation response to changes in forest structure and snow surface albedo after attack by mountain pine beetle

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 197-209

  Winkler, Rita ^a   Boon, Sarah ^b   Zimonick, Barbara ^c   Spittlehouse, Dave ^a  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^c Zimonick Enterprises   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest litter; Forest snow interactions; Mountain pine beetle; Snow ablation; Snow accumulation; Snow albedo

Indexed keywords

CANOPY TRANSMITTANCE; FOREST LITTER; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MIXED-SPECIES STANDS; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE; SNOW ABLATION; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SOUTH-CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA;

ABLATION; NEEDLES; SNOW; SOLAR RADIATION;

FORESTRY;

ABLATION; ALBEDO; ANNUAL VARIATION; BEETLE; CANOPY; FOREST COVER; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LITTER; SNOW ACCUMULATION;

FORESTRY; INSECTS; NEEDLES; PINUS MUGO; SNOW; SUN LIGHT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

COLEOPTERA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 84891555833     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9574     Document Type: Article

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