Observations of the morphology and sublimation-induced changes in uncoated snow using scanning electron microscopy

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2041-2044

  Chen, S ^a   Baker, I ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Metamorphism; Scanning electron microscopy; Snow crystal; Sublimation

Indexed keywords

HIGH VACUUM; INITIAL MORPHOLOGY; LIQUID NITROGEN TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SEM; SNOW CRYSTAL; SNOW CRYSTALS; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

CRYSTALS; ELECTRONS; LIQUID NITROGEN; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING; SNOW; SUBLIMATION; VACUUM;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SNOW; SUBLIMATION;

EID: 77954366643     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7689     Document Type: Article

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