Influence of snow type and temperature on snow viscosity

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 59, Issue 213, 2013, Pages 87-92

  Delmas, Louis ^a  

^a University Center in Svalbard (UNIS)   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ICE CRYSTAL; SNOW AVALANCHE; SNOWPACK; STRAIN RATE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VISCOSITY;

ARCTIC; LONGYEARBYEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 84878359088     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2013JoG11J231     Document Type: Article

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