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Mountain Snowfall

Mountain Snowfall is a climatological phenomenon denoting the deposition of snow in mountainous regions, distinguished by its dependence on altitude-driven atmospheric cooling and orographic lift that modulates precipitation phase and accumulation patterns in high-elevation terrain.

381

Publications

19.7K

Citations

1.2K

Authors

455

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

381

Impact of disturbed desert soils on duration of mountain snow cover

T. H. Painter, A. P. Barrett, Christopher C. Landry et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 2007 · 508 citations

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Climate change as a threat to tourism in the Alps

H. Elsässer, Rolf Bürki · Climate Research · 2002 · 431 citations · Full text

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A comparison of geostatistical procedures for spatial analysis of precipitation in mountainous terrain

Donald L. Phillips, Jayne Dolph, Danny Marks · Agricultural and Forest Meteorology · 1992 · 360 citations

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Climate-change studies in the western Himalaya

M. S. Shekhar, Hum Chand, K. Srinivasan et al. · Annals of Glaciology · 2010 · 346 citations · Full text

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Reanalysis of 44 Yr of Climate in the French Alps (1958–2002): Methodology, Model Validation, Climatology, and Trends for Air Temperature and Precipitation

Yves Durand, Martin Laternser, G. Giraud et al. · Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology · 2008 · 316 citations

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Authors

1.2K

  1. SK
    Shichang Kang

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    10 publications · 577 citations

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  2. SA
    S. A. Margulis

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    8 publications · 298 citations

    8

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  3. YC
    Yaning Chen

    Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, China

    7 publications · 459 citations

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  4. LL
    Lanhai Li

    Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, China

    6 publications · 269 citations

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  5. WJ
    W. James Steenburgh

    University of Utah, United States

    5 publications · 219 citations

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Institutions

455

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    30 h-index

    188 publications

    8.4K citations

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    20 h-index

    50 publications

    2.6K citations

  3. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography

    Ürümqi, China

    14 h-index

    52 publications

    2.4K citations

  4. University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, United States

    13 h-index

    32 publications

    1.5K citations

  5. Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research

    Beijing, China

    13 h-index

    38 publications

    2.1K citations

  6. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    12 h-index

    24 publications

    1.8K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    35 publications

    3K citations

  8. Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources

    Lanzhou, China

    10 h-index

    40 publications

    1.8K citations

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  1. Journal of Hydrology

    13 publications · 538 citations

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  2. Atmospheric Environment

    13 publications · 649 citations

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 12 publications · 660 citations

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  4. Theoretical and Applied Climatology

    11 publications · 580 citations

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