Siting, design and operational controls for snow disposal sites

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 81-92

  Wheaton, S R ^a   Rice, William J ^b  

^a Municipality of Anchorage   (United States)

^b MWH AMERICAS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Design criteria; Snow disposal; Snow storage; Snowmelt; Urban snow control

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLD EFFECTS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; TURBIDITY;

SNOW DISPOSAL;

SNOW;

CHLORIDE;

SNOWMELT; STORAGE; URBAN AREA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LATITUDE; SITING; TURBIDITY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WINTER;

ALASKA; ANCHORAGE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346724697     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0498     Document Type: Conference Paper

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