Compactibility of Newly Fallen Snow in Eastern Canada
The critical density of newly fallen snow was measured during the 1956–57 winter season at two stations: Montreal Road Laboratories of the National Research Council, Ottawa, and the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick. The relative compacted density or compactibility of newly fal...
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1958
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000023893 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000023893 |
| Summary: | The critical density of newly fallen snow was measured during the 1956–57 winter season at two stations: Montreal Road Laboratories of the National Research Council, Ottawa, and the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick. The relative compacted density or compactibility of newly fallen snow was found to depend on undisturbed density and snow temperature. A statistical equation was developed relating snow temperature and undisturbed density to the compacted density of the snow sample. Additional tests under cold room conditions indicate that grain size and grain-size distribution also have an appreciable effect on compacted density. |
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