An investigation of radiation-recrystallization coupling laboratory and field studies

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 126-132

  Slaughter, Andrew E ^a   McCabe, Doug ^b   Munter, Henry ^b   Staron, Patrick J ^a   Adams, Edward E ^a   Catherine, Doug ^b   Henninger, Irene ^b   Cooperstein, Mike ^b   Leonard, Tom ^b  

^a Montana State University   (United States)

^b Yellowstone Club Ski Patrol   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Near surface facets; Radiation; Recrystallization; Simulations; Thermal model

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FACETED CRYSTALS; FIELD DATA; FIELD STUDIES; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; LABORATORY SIMULATION; MEASURED DATA; MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY; NEAR-SURFACE; NEAR-SURFACE FACETS; RECRYSTALLIZATION; RECRYSTALLIZATIONS; SIMULATIONS; SLAB AVALANCHES; THERMAL MODEL; WEATHER INFORMATION; YELLOWSTONES;

CRYSTALS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; LABORATORIES; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); SNOW; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

SIMULATORS;

AVALANCHE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEAT TRANSFER; METAMORPHISM; RECRYSTALLIZATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 70350128793     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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