Seasonal snow of arctic Alaska R4D investigations. Final report
Seasonal snow is present on the Arctic Slope of Alaska for nine months each year. Its presence or absence determines whether 80% of the solar radiation is reflected or absorbed, respectively. Although life on the Arctic Slope is adapted to, and in some cases dependent upon seasonal snow, little is k...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:10102355 2023-07-30T04:00:44+02:00 Seasonal snow of arctic Alaska R4D investigations. Final report Benson, C.S. 2014-10-10 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10102355 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10102355 https://doi.org/10.2172/10102355 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10102355 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10102355 https://doi.org/10.2172/10102355 doi:10.2172/10102355 58 GEOSCIENCES ALASKA ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY SNOW WIND SOLAR RADIATION PROGRESS REPORT 2014 ftosti https://doi.org/10.2172/10102355 2023-07-11T10:56:38Z Seasonal snow is present on the Arctic Slope of Alaska for nine months each year. Its presence or absence determines whether 80% of the solar radiation is reflected or absorbed, respectively. Although life on the Arctic Slope is adapted to, and in some cases dependent upon seasonal snow, little is known about it from a scientific point of view. Its quantity has been grossly underestimated, and knowledge of its distribution and the extent of wind transport and redistribution is very limited. This research project dealt with the amount, regional distribution and physical properties of wind blown snow and its biological role in the R4D area of the Arctic Slope. Physical processes which operate within the snow that were studied included the flux of heat and vapor and the fractionation of stable isotopes through it during fall and winter, and the complex heat and mass transfer within the snow and between snow, its substrate and the overlying atmosphere during the melt period. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Alaska SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) Arctic |
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Seasonal snow is present on the Arctic Slope of Alaska for nine months each year. Its presence or absence determines whether 80% of the solar radiation is reflected or absorbed, respectively. Although life on the Arctic Slope is adapted to, and in some cases dependent upon seasonal snow, little is known about it from a scientific point of view. Its quantity has been grossly underestimated, and knowledge of its distribution and the extent of wind transport and redistribution is very limited. This research project dealt with the amount, regional distribution and physical properties of wind blown snow and its biological role in the R4D area of the Arctic Slope. Physical processes which operate within the snow that were studied included the flux of heat and vapor and the fractionation of stable isotopes through it during fall and winter, and the complex heat and mass transfer within the snow and between snow, its substrate and the overlying atmosphere during the melt period. |
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