Analysis of snow cover characteristics at Aklavik and Resolute, Northwest Territories
This report analyses the snow cover characteristics measured at the two Arctic stations of Resolute and Aklavik from 1947 to 1954 under the sponsorship of the Associate Committee on Soil and Snow Mechanics of the National Research Council of Canada. Frequency diagrams show considerable difference be...
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ftnrccanada:oai:cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.ca:cistinparc:20338168 2023-05-15T13:07:56+02:00 Analysis of snow cover characteristics at Aklavik and Resolute, Northwest Territories Williams, G. P. 1956-08-01 text 12 p. https://doi.org/10.4224/20338168 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=6074de17-3434-4107-b5a8-12b00015b666 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=6074de17-3434-4107-b5a8-12b00015b666 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=6074de17-3434-4107-b5a8-12b00015b666 eng eng National Research Council of Canada Internal Report (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research); no. DBR-IR-91, Publication date: 1956-08-01 doi:10.4224/20338168 open access technical report 1956 ftnrccanada https://doi.org/10.4224/20338168 2022-07-30T23:01:16Z This report analyses the snow cover characteristics measured at the two Arctic stations of Resolute and Aklavik from 1947 to 1954 under the sponsorship of the Associate Committee on Soil and Snow Mechanics of the National Research Council of Canada. Frequency diagrams show considerable difference between the snow properties at these two stations. Graphical comparisons are made to show depth-time variation of hardness, density, and grain size. The close relation between snow density, hardness, and temperature gradient is also shown graphically. Peer reviewed: No NRC publication: Yes Report Aklavik Arctic Northwest Territories National Research Council Canada: NRC Publications Archive Aklavik ENVELOPE(-135.011,-135.011,68.219,68.219) Arctic Canada Northwest Territories |
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This report analyses the snow cover characteristics measured at the two Arctic stations of Resolute and Aklavik from 1947 to 1954 under the sponsorship of the Associate Committee on Soil and Snow Mechanics of the National Research Council of Canada. Frequency diagrams show considerable difference between the snow properties at these two stations. Graphical comparisons are made to show depth-time variation of hardness, density, and grain size. The close relation between snow density, hardness, and temperature gradient is also shown graphically. Peer reviewed: No NRC publication: Yes |
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Analysis of snow cover characteristics at Aklavik and Resolute, Northwest Territories |
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Analysis of snow cover characteristics at Aklavik and Resolute, Northwest Territories |
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Analysis of snow cover characteristics at Aklavik and Resolute, Northwest Territories |
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Analysis of snow cover characteristics at Aklavik and Resolute, Northwest Territories |
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Analysis of snow cover characteristics at Aklavik and Resolute, Northwest Territories |
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analysis of snow cover characteristics at aklavik and resolute, northwest territories |
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20338168 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=6074de17-3434-4107-b5a8-12b00015b666 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=6074de17-3434-4107-b5a8-12b00015b666 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=6074de17-3434-4107-b5a8-12b00015b666 |
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Internal Report (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research); no. DBR-IR-91, Publication date: 1956-08-01 doi:10.4224/20338168 |
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