Thermal conductivity of snow measured by three independent methods and anisotropy considerations

Cryosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 217-227

  Riche, F ^a   Schneebeli, M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ANISOTROPY; HEAT FLUX; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SNOW ACCUMULATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84873692266     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-7-217-2013     Document Type: Article

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