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Ski areas, weather and climate: time series models for New England case studies

  1. Lawrence C. Hamilton1,*,
  2. Cliff Brown1,
  3. Barry D. Keim2

Article first published online: 26 JUN 2007

DOI: 10.1002/joc.1502

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International Journal of Climatology

International Journal of Climatology

Volume 27, Issue 15, pages 2113–2124, December 2007

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Hamilton, L. C., Brown, C. and Keim, B. D. (2007), Ski areas, weather and climate: time series models for New England case studies. Int. J. Climatol., 27: 2113–2124. doi: 10.1002/joc.1502

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  1. 1

    Sociology Department University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Geography and Anthropology Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA

*Sociology Department University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824, USA.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 NOV 2007
  2. Article first published online: 26 JUN 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 14 JAN 2007
  4. Manuscript Revised: 10 JAN 2007
  5. Manuscript Received: 22 NOV 2006

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