Stratigraphy and changes in hardness of snow measured by hand, ramsonde and snow micro penetrometer: A comparison with planar sections

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 393-405

  Pielmeier, Christine ^a   Schneebeli, Martin ^a  

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

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Profile; Snow cover; Snow hardness; Snow stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETISM; HARDENING; HYDROLOGY; MICROWAVES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

SNOW PITS;

SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT;

HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PENETRATION TEST; SNOW; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 0142218340     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-232X(03)00079-X     Document Type: Article

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