Effects of Stratigraphic Layers on Water Flow Through Snow.

The flow of water through layered snowpacks is discussed. A method for predicting flow through unsaturated layers is given. The flow along ice layers and through ice layers is analyzed in terms of the slope, permeability, thickness and length of the layers. It is shown that the permeability of ice l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Colbeck,Samuel C.
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
Hydrology
Limnology and Potamology
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
(*SNOW
*DRAINAGE)
PERMEABILITY
FLUID FLOW
GLACIERS
WATER FLOW
LAYERS
STRATIFICATION
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0767248
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0767248
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Summary:The flow of water through layered snowpacks is discussed. A method for predicting flow through unsaturated layers is given. The flow along ice layers and through ice layers is analyzed in terms of the slope, permeability, thickness and length of the layers. It is shown that the permeability of ice layers required to cause large flow diversions is quite small. The effect of slope is large even at small angles. (Author)

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