The Critical Depth of Freeze-Thaw Soil under Different Types of Snow Cover

Snow cover is the most common upper boundary condition influencing the soil freeze-thaw process in the black soil farming area of northern China. Snow is a porous dielectric cover, and its unique physical properties affect the soil moisture diffusion, heat conduction, freezing rate and other variabl...

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Main Authors: Qiang Fu, Renjie Hou, Tianxiao Li, Peiru Yan, Ziao Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/9/6/370