Spatial Patterns of Snow Accumulation in the Alpine Terrain

Abstract A model, relating spatial patterns of snow accumulation in the alpine belt of major mountain ranges to the angular relationship which exists among terrain features such as cirque basins, mean storm-path trajectories, and incident solar radiation, is presented together with a limited amount...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Alford, Donald
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1980
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000011102
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000011102