Field investigation of near-surface metamorphism of snow

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 57, Issue 203, 2011, Pages 441-452

  Slaughter, A E ^a   Adams, E E ^a   Staron, P J ^a   Shertzer, R H ^a   Walters, D J ^a   McCabe, D ^b   Catherine, D ^b   Henninger, I ^b   Leonard, T ^b   Cooperstein, M ^b   Munter, H ^c  

^a Idaho National Laboratory   (United States)

^b Yellowstone Club Ski Patrol   (United States)

^c Chugach Powder Guides   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FIELD METHOD; FROST; LONGWAVE RADIATION; METAMORPHISM; PARAMETERIZATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SNOW; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WIND VELOCITY; WINTER;

EID: 80051899665     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214311796905695     Document Type: Article

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