Observation of isothermal metamorphism of new snow and interpretation as a sintering process

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 24, 2007, Pages

  Kaempfer, Thomas U ^a,b   Schneebeli, M ^a  

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

^b Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COARSENING; DENSIFICATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIFFUSION; SINTERING; SNOW;

CONDENSATION; DENSITY; DIFFUSION; GRAIN BOUNDARY; ICE THICKNESS; METAMORPHISM; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; SNOW; SUBLIMATION; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

EID: 49249130768     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009047     Document Type: Article

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