Relating optical and microwave grain metrics of snow: the relevance of grain shape

Grain shape is commonly understood as a morphological characteristic of snow that is independent of the optical diameter (or specific surface area) influencing its physical properties. In this study we use tomography images to investigate two objectively defined metrics of grain shape that naturally...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Q. Krol, H. Löwe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-11-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/2847/2016/tc-10-2847-2016.pdf