Research on the Seasonal Snow of the Arctic Slope

This project deals with the seasonal snow on Alaska's Arctic Slope. Although it is concentrated on snow of the R{sub 4}D project area, it is important 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 co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Benson, C. S.
Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: University of Alaska Fairbanks. Geophysical Institute. 1991
Subjects:
Phase Transformations
Mapping
Alaskan North Slope
Polar Regions
Topography
Variations 540110*
Seasonal Variations
Snow
Progress Report
Melting
Document Types
Spatial Distribution
Atmospheric Precipitations
54 Environmental Sciences
Physical Properties
Distribution
Arctic Regions
Biological Effects
Wind
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2172/7077201
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1189606/
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Summary:This project deals with the seasonal snow on Alaska's Arctic Slope. Although it is concentrated on snow of the R{sub 4}D project area, it is important 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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