Short Notes: New Data on the Thermal Conductivity of Natural Snow

Abstract The thermal conductivity and diffusivity of natural snow computed from Fourier-type analyses of annual snow temperature variations are shown to be strongly temperature dependent. The computed temperature coefficients of-0.007 and -0.012 deg -1 respectively, agree well with older laboratory...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Weller, Gunter E., Schwkkdtfecjer, Peter
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1971
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000013277
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000013277
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Summary:Abstract The thermal conductivity and diffusivity of natural snow computed from Fourier-type analyses of annual snow temperature variations are shown to be strongly temperature dependent. The computed temperature coefficients of-0.007 and -0.012 deg -1 respectively, agree well with older laboratory experiments carried out on polycrystalline ice.