Determination of timing and location of water movement and ice-layer formation by temperature measurements in sub-freezing snow

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 42, Issue 141, 1996, Pages 292-304

  Pfeffer, W T ^a   Humphrey, N F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELTING; MELTWATER; REFREEZING; SNOW TEMPERATURE; SPRING MELTING; WATER MOVEMENT;

EID: 0030390239     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022143000004159     Document Type: Article

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