Measuring snow in 3-D using X-ray tomography: Assessment of visualization techniques

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 52, Issue 58, 2011, Pages 231-236

  Heggli, M ^a   Kochle B ^a   Matzl, M ^a   Pinzer, B R ^a   Riche, F ^a   Steiner, S ^a   Steinfeld, D ^a   Schneebeli, M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SNOW; SNOWPACK; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSPARENCY; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 80053479491     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756411797252202     Document Type: Article

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