Analytical and experimental study of radiation-recrystallized near-surface facets in snow

A study on the formation of radiation recrystallized near-surface facets in snow was performed experimentally in an environmental chamber. This recrystallization occurs when surface snow metamorphoses into faceted crystals that result from absorbed solar radiation coupled with cooling effects from l...

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Main Author: Morstad, Blake Walden
Language:en
Published: 2004
Online Access:http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2004/morstad/MorstadB0805.pdf