Modeling snow depth for improved simulation of snow-vegetation-atmosphere interactions

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 723-734

  Strack, John E ^a   Liston, Glen E ^a   Pielke Sr , Roger A ^a  

^a Department of Systems Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SNOW INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; ENERGY BALANCE; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWPACK; VEGETATION;

EID: 9444254007     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2004)005<0723:MSDFIS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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