Time dependence of snow microstructure and associated effective thermal conductivity

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 49, Issue , 2008, Pages 43-50

  Satyawali, Pramod K ^a   Singh, A K ^b   Dewali, S K ^a   Kumar, Praveen ^a   Kumar, Vinod ^a  

^a Ministry of Defence   (India)

^b DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE; HEAT FLUX; ICE; MICROSTRUCTURE; SNOW; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 58249090970     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756408787814753     Document Type: Article

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