In-situ monitoring of the time evolution of the effective thermal conductivity of snow

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-80

  Morin, S ^a,b   Domine, F ^a   Arnaud, L ^a   Picard, G ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Heated needle probe; Snow; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; IN-SITU MONITORING; LONG TIME SERIES; LONG-TERM MEASUREMENTS; MAXIMUM VALUES; MOUNTAIN RANGES; NEEDLE PROBES; RATE OF CHANGE; TIME EVOLUTIONS;

NEEDLES; SNOW; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS; TIME SERIES;

PROBES;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; PROBE; SNOWPACK; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ALPS; FRANCE; HAUTE SAVOIE; MONT BLANC; RHONE-ALPES; SAVOY ALPS; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 77957860306     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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