Observation of the microstructural evolution of snow under uniaxial compression using X-ray computed microtomography

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 12,371-12,382

  Wang, Xuan ^a   Baker, Ian ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

pressure sintering; snow metamorphism; X ray computed microtomography

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; TEMPERATURE; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

EVOLUTION OF STRUCTURES; FRACTURING PROCESS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGE; SNOW METAMORPHISMS; STRESS-DISPLACEMENT; STRUCTURE MODELING; UNI-AXIAL COMPRESSION; X-RAY COMPUTED MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES);

COMPRESSION; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SNOW AVALANCHE; SNOW COVER; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84890534969     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020352     Document Type: Article

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