Winter stream temperature in the rain-on-snow zone of the Pacific Northwest: Influences of hillslope runoff and transient snow cover

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 819-838

  Leach, J A ^a   Moore, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CATCHMENTS; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HEADWATER CATCHMENT; HISTORICAL ANALYSIS; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; SENSIBLE AND LATENT HEAT FLUXES; STREAM TEMPERATURES; VANCOUVER , BRITISH COLUMBIA;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUDGET CONTROL; CATCHMENTS; OPEN HEARTH FURNACES; RAIN; RUNOFF;

SNOW;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CATCHMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT FLUX; HILLSLOPE; INFILTRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RUNOFF; SALMONID; SNOW COVER; STREAM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WINTER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; VANCOUVER [BRITISH COLUMBIA];

EID: 84896832922     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-819-2014     Document Type: Article

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