Surface hoar characteristics derived from a snow micropenetrometer using moving window statistical operations

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 118-133

  Lutz, Eric ^a   Birkeland, Karl W ^a,b   Kronholm, Kalle ^a,c   Hansen, Kathy ^a   Aspinall, Richard ^d  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avalanches; Persistent weak layer; Shear strength; Snow hardness; Snow microstructure; Snow penetrometer; Snow stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES); HARDNESS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY; SNOW GAGES; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; PERSISTENT WEAK LAYER; SNOW PENETROMETER; SURFACE HOAR LAYERS;

SNOW;

AVALANCHE; FORECASTING METHOD; HOAR FROST; MICROSTRUCTURE; PENETROMETER; SHEAR STRENGTH; SNOWPACK; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 33845442427     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2006.08.021     Document Type: Article

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