Snowpack variability and trends at long-term stations in Northern Colorado, USA

IAHS-AISH Proceedings and Reports

Volumn 371, Issue , 2015, Pages 131-136

  Fassnacht, S R ^a   Hultstrand, M ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRAPOLATION; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

COLORADO , USA; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; MANUAL MEASUREMENTS; SIX STATIONS; SNOW DEPTHS; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT;

SNOW;

DATA SET; DIGITIZATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWPACK; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84954548490     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.5194/piahs-371-131-2015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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