Experimental and analytical study of radiation-recrystallized near-surface facets in snow

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 90-101

  Morstad, B W ^a   Adams, E E ^a   McKittrick, L R ^a  

^a Idaho National Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetic growth; Metamorphism; Near surface faceting; Radiation exchange

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; VAPOR PRESSURE;

METAMORPHISM; NEAR-SURFACE FACETING; RADIATION EXCHANGE; RADIATION RECRYSTALLIZATION;

SNOW;

AIR TEMPERATURE; COOLING; LONGWAVE RADIATION; METAMORPHISM; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RADIATIVE FORCING; RECRYSTALLIZATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SNOW; SNOWPACK; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 33845446411     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2006.08.023     Document Type: Article

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