Method of Measuring Liquid Water Mass Fraction of Snow by Alcohol Solution
Abstract a method of making field measurements of the liquid water fraction of snow has been developed in which a snow sample is dissolved in methanol to produce a temperature depression. The depression is linearly related to the liquid water content of the snow sample. a single operator can perform...
Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1986
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000012272 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000012272 |
Summary: | Abstract a method of making field measurements of the liquid water fraction of snow has been developed in which a snow sample is dissolved in methanol to produce a temperature depression. The depression is linearly related to the liquid water content of the snow sample. a single operator can perform four to five measurements per hour with a maximum absolute error of 1.0%. |
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