The Activation Energies of Temperate Snow Samples
Abstract The temperature dependence of the high-frequency conductivity of snow was studied for eight samples in the range — 10°C to — 80°C. The activation energies for granular snow varied from 0.60 eV at temperatures down to — 25°C to 0.24 eV at temperatures below — 25°C, and for dry snow from 0.42...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000033517 2024-03-03T08:46:04+00:00 The Activation Energies of Temperate Snow Samples Traub, L. T. Gribbon, P. W. F. 1978 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000033517 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000033517 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 21, issue 85, page 331-339 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1978 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000033517 2024-02-08T08:37:11Z Abstract The temperature dependence of the high-frequency conductivity of snow was studied for eight samples in the range — 10°C to — 80°C. The activation energies for granular snow varied from 0.60 eV at temperatures down to — 25°C to 0.24 eV at temperatures below — 25°C, and for dry snow from 0.42 eV to 0.18 eV in the same temperature ranges. Dry snow samples had higher conductivities and lower activation energies than granular icy samples throughout the complete temperature range. Volume and surface conduction processes were operative. At the higher temperatures above — 25°C volume conduction was attributed to Bjerrum defect migration, while at lower temperatures Bjerrum conduction was replaced by ionic-defect conduction. Granular samples which had experienced melting and reflecting on the surface of the crystals have a structural change which decreased the ionic-defect density at the surface and lowered the sample conductivity. Above — 25°C, the activation energies for granular icy snow were consistent with those for temperate glacier ice and for laboratory single and polycrystalline ice samples, but was not in agreement with those of either polar snow or ice. Below — 25°C, the activation energies for granular snow were consistent with those for temperate glacier ice, containing impurities, and for polar snow and ice. Fresh dry temperate snow-samples had lower activation energies than in situ polar snow. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 21 85 331 339 |
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Abstract The temperature dependence of the high-frequency conductivity of snow was studied for eight samples in the range — 10°C to — 80°C. The activation energies for granular snow varied from 0.60 eV at temperatures down to — 25°C to 0.24 eV at temperatures below — 25°C, and for dry snow from 0.42 eV to 0.18 eV in the same temperature ranges. Dry snow samples had higher conductivities and lower activation energies than granular icy samples throughout the complete temperature range. Volume and surface conduction processes were operative. At the higher temperatures above — 25°C volume conduction was attributed to Bjerrum defect migration, while at lower temperatures Bjerrum conduction was replaced by ionic-defect conduction. Granular samples which had experienced melting and reflecting on the surface of the crystals have a structural change which decreased the ionic-defect density at the surface and lowered the sample conductivity. Above — 25°C, the activation energies for granular icy snow were consistent with those for temperate glacier ice and for laboratory single and polycrystalline ice samples, but was not in agreement with those of either polar snow or ice. Below — 25°C, the activation energies for granular snow were consistent with those for temperate glacier ice, containing impurities, and for polar snow and ice. Fresh dry temperate snow-samples had lower activation energies than in situ polar snow. |
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The Activation Energies of Temperate Snow Samples |
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The Activation Energies of Temperate Snow Samples |
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