Research on the seasonal snow of the Arctic Slope

This project deals with the seasonal snow on Alaska's Arctic Slope. It is concentrated on snow of the R{sub 4}D project area. However, an important aspect of this study is to relate the snow cover of this area with the rest of the Arctic Slope. The goals include determination of the amount of p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Benson, C.S.
Language:unknown
Published: 2008
Subjects:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
02 PETROLEUM
SNOW
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
TUNDRA
AERIAL SURVEYING
ALASKA
ARCTIC REGIONS
PROGRESS REPORT
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DOCUMENT TYPES
NORTH AMERICA
POLAR REGIONS
USA
VARIATIONS
Arctic
Tundra
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7160183
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7160183
https://doi.org/10.2172/7160183
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Summary:This project deals with the seasonal snow on Alaska's Arctic Slope. It is concentrated on snow of the R{sub 4}D project area. However, an important aspect of this study is to relate the snow cover of this area with the rest of the Arctic Slope. The goals include determination of the amount of precipitation which comes as snow, the wind transport of this snow and its depositional pattern as influenced by drifting, the physical properties of the snow, the physical processes which operate in it, the proportions of it which go into evaporation, infiltration and runoff, and the biological role of the snow cover.

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