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Inventory of perennial snow patches in Central Japan

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Higuchi, K., Iozawa, T., Fujii, Y. et al. Inventory of perennial snow patches in Central Japan. GeoJournal 4, 303–311 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00219577

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