A microstructural dry-snow metamorphism model for kinetic crystal growth

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 55, Issue 194, 2009, Pages 1003-1011

  Miller, D A ^a   Adams, E E ^a  

^a Montana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GRAIN SIZE; GROWTH RATE; HEAT TRANSFER; KINETICS; MASS TRANSFER; METAMORPHISM; MICROSTRUCTURE; MODELING; SNOW COVER; SNOWPACK; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 77950935720     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214309790794832     Document Type: Article

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