Measuring snow microstructure and hardness using a high resolution penetrometer

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 101-114

  Schneebeli, Martin ^a   Pielmeier, Christine ^a   Johnson, Jerome B ^b  

^a WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Metamorphism; Snow hardness; Snow stratigraphy; Snow strength; Texture

Indexed keywords

HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRATIGRAPHY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

SNOW MICROSTRUCTURE; SNOW PENETRATION RESISTANCE; SNOW PENETROMETERS;

SNOW;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS; HARDNESS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METAMORPHISM; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SNOW; STRATIGRAPHY; STRENGTH; TEXTURE;

EID: 0033491756     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-232X(99)00030-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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