Vapor transport, grain growth and depth-hoar development in the subarctic snow

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 43, Issue 143, 1997, Pages 42-58

  Sturm, Matthew ^a   Benson, Carl S ^b  

^a Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN GROWTH; SNOW; SUBARCTIC SNOW; VAPOUR FLOW;

EID: 0031404488     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/s0022143000002793     Document Type: Article

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