Wind-tunnel measurements of restitution coefficients and ejection number of snow particles in drifting snow: Determination of splash functions

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 123-143

  Sugiura, K ^a   Maeno, N ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drifting snow; Ejection number; Restitution coefficient; Saltation; Splash function; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

DRIFT BEHAVIOR; PARTICLE MOTION; SALTATION; SNOW; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 0034092340     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002681026929     Document Type: Article

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