Modeling variation of surface hoar and radiation recrystallization across a slope

ISSW 09 - International Snow Science Workshop, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 97-101

  Adams, E ^a   McKittrick, L ^a   Slaughter, A ^a   Staron, P ^a   Shertzer, R ^a   Miller, D ^a   Leonard, T ^b   McCabe, D ^b   Henninger, I ^b   Catharine, D ^b   Cooperstein, M ^b   Laveck, K ^b  

^a Idaho National Laboratory   (United States)

^b Yellowstone Club Ski Patrol   (United States)

Author keywords

Metamorphism; Near surface faceting; Snow; Surface hoar

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MAP; ENERGY BALANCE MODELS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FACETED CRYSTALS; ICE CRYSTALS; LIDAR DATA; MASS DEPOSITION; METAMORPHIC DEVELOPMENT; METAMORPHISM; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY; NATURAL CONDITIONS; NEAR SURFACE TEMPERATURE; NEAR-SURFACE; SKY RADIATION; SNOW AVALANCHE; SPATIAL SCALE; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; SUN POSITION; WEAK INTERFACE; YELLOWSTONES;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES); CRYSTALS; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL RADAR; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); SNOW; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

SURFACE STRUCTURE;

EID: 80051907520     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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