Snow densification during rain

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 35-41

  Marshall, H P ^a   Conway, H ^a   Rasmussen, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Rain on snow; Snow; Snow compaction

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DENSIFICATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN;

GRAIN REARRANGEMENT; GRAVITATIONAL LOAD;

SNOW;

COMPACTION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS; DENSITY; RAINFALL; SLOPE STABILITY; SNOWPACK;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033499928     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-232X(99)00011-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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