An investigation of the thermal conductivity of snow

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 45, Issue 150, 1999, Pages 346-351

  Singh, A K ^a  

^a DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; SNOW; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0032752975     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/s0022143000001842     Document Type: Article

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