Research on the seasonal snow of the Arctic Slope

The original objectives of this research included a regional study of snow on the entire Arctic Slope. During the first year the scope was restricted to the R{sub 4}D area. In the second and third years the primary focus was also on the R{sub 4}D area,but measurements were made at Prudhoe Bay, Atgas...

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Main Author: Benson, C.S.
Language:unknown
Published: 2008
Subjects:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE
MAPPING
SNOW
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
ARCTIC REGIONS
MELTING
PROGRESS REPORT
PRUDHOE BAY
TOPOGRAPHY
WIND
ARCTIC OCEAN
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
BAYS
BEAUFORT SEA
COASTAL WATERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
POLAR REGIONS
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
VARIATIONS
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Beaufort Sea
Prudhoe Bay
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7077187
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7077187
https://doi.org/10.2172/7077187
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Summary:The original objectives of this research included a regional study of snow on the entire Arctic Slope. During the first year the scope was restricted to the R{sub 4}D area. In the second and third years the primary focus was also on the R{sub 4}D area,but measurements were made at Prudhoe Bay, Atgasuk and Wainwright to determine the flux of wind-blown snow on a wider scale. Additional broadening of scope was discussed at the San Diego R{sub 4}D meetings in April 1986 and 1987 and at the extrapolation workshop held at Penn State University in Spring 1987. The broadening of scope has also included detailed studies of chemistry and controls exerted by large-scale advection of air masses on the longwave, thermal IR, and radiation. The latter phenomena are critical in initiating snowmelt.

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