An analysis of snow cover patterns in a small alpine catchment |
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| Authors: | Gschl Bl R Kirnbauer |
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| Institution: | G.öschl Bl,R. Kirnbauer |
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| Abstract: | Snow cover patterns in a 9.4 km2 basin in the Austrian Alps are examined during spring and summer 1989. Digital mono-plotting from oblique aerophotographs is used for mapping. on the basis of a square grid with 25 m spacing, snow cover as mapped during nine surveys is analysed as a function of elevation and slope. During winter conditions the snow cover is found to be much better related to these terrain features than during the late ablation period. |
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| Keywords: | Snow cover patterns Depletion patterns Photo interpretation Terrain effects |
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