Quantifying the Effects of Forest Canopy Cover on Net Snow Accumulation at a Continental, Mid-Latitude Site, Valles Caldera National Preserve, NM, USA

Although forest properties are known to influence snowpack accumulation and spring runoff, the processes underlying the impacts of forest canopy cover on the input of snowmelt to the catchment remain poorly characterized. In this study I show that throughfall and canopy shading can combine to resul...

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Main Author: Veatch, William Curtis
Other Authors: Brooks, Paul D.
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/193352