Instruments and methods Snow replica method for three-dimensional X-ray microtomographic imaging

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 55, Issue 192, 2009, Pages 631-639

  Heggli, Martin ^a   Frei, Esther ^a   Schneebeli, Martin ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMAGERY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; IMAGE PROCESSING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISUALIZATION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 70350140437     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214309789470932     Document Type: Article

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