Predicting Alpine Headwater Stream Intermittency: a case study in the northern Rocky Mountains
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1642359315000154)
By Roy Sando and Kyle W. Blasch
Published in Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2015
Note: Snowpack persistence shown to be most important variable, followed by the monthly average minimum temperature.