Interfacial and structural relaxations of snow under isothermal conditions

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 57, Issue 203, 2011, Pages 499-510

  Lowe H ^a   Spiegel, J K ^a   Schneebeli, M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; SNOW; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 80051879068     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214311796905569     Document Type: Article

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