Identifying microstructural deformation mechanisms in snow using discrete-element modeling

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 51, Issue 174, 2005, Pages 432-442

  Johnson, Jerome B ^a   Hopkins, Mark A ^b  

^a Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

^b Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; SNOW;

EID: 32644485108     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756505781829188     Document Type: Article

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