DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM TO MEASURE THE DENSITY OF DRIFTING SNOW.

The report describes the present state of development of a photoelectric instrument intended to measure the transport of wind driven snow. In principle, the instrument counts individual particles of snow and obtains statistical information about their velocity and size. The instrument is designed to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hollung,O., Rogers,W. E., Businger,J. A.
Other Authors: WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Test Facilities
Equipment and Methods
(*SNOW
DENSITY)
MEASUREMENT
DRIFT
WIND
TRANSPORT PROPERTIES
INSTRUMENTATION
PHOTOTUBES
COUNTING METHODS
PARTICLES
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0642260
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0642260
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Summary:The report describes the present state of development of a photoelectric instrument intended to measure the transport of wind driven snow. In principle, the instrument counts individual particles of snow and obtains statistical information about their velocity and size. The instrument is designed to detect thousands of individual particles per second, whose longest dimension is at least 50 microns, traveling at speeds up to at least 40 meters per second (which is 90 miles per hour). The instrument is operable in sunlight and in darkness. (Author)

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