Multiscale observations of snow accumulation and peak snowpack following widespread, insect-induced lodgepole pine mortality

Ecohydrology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 150-162

  Biederman, Joel A ^a   Brooks, P D ^a   Harpold, A A ^a,b   Gochis, D J ^c   Gutmann, E ^c   Reed, D E ^d   Pendall, E ^d   Ewers, B E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE OBSERVATIONS; KINETIC FRACTIONATIONS; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWPACK SUBLIMATION; STABLE WATER ISOTOPES; WINTER SNOW ACCUMULATION;

ISOTOPES; SNOW; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SUBLIMATION; SURVEYS; WATER RESOURCES;

FORESTRY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BEETLE; CANOPY; CONIFEROUS TREE; HUMIDITY; INTERCEPTION; MORTALITY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWPACK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBLIMATION; WIND;

FORESTRY; ISOTOPES; SNOW; SUBLIMATION; SURVEYS; WATER RESOURCES;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84892475558     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1342     Document Type: Article

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