Microstructural change around a needle probe to measure thermal conductivity of snow

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 56, Issue 199, 2010, Pages 871-876

  Riche, Fabienne ^a   Schneebeli, Martin ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIOLOGY; HEAT FLUX; MICROSTRUCTURE; SIMULATION; SNOW; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 79551705359     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214310794457164     Document Type: Article

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