Modeling the small-scale deposition of snow onto structured Arctic sea ice during a MOSAiC storm using snowBedFoam 1.0. [PDF]
Geoscientific Model Development, 2022 The remoteness and extreme conditions of the Arctic make it a very difficult environment to investigate. In these polar regions covered by sea ice, the wind is relatively strong due to the absence of obstructions and redistributes a large part of the ...
O. Hames +13 more
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A rigorous approach to the specific surface area evolution in snow during temperature gradient metamorphism [PDF]
The CryosphereDespite being one of the most fundamental microstructural parameters of snow, the specific surface area (SSA) dynamics during temperature gradient metamorphism (TGM) have so far been addressed only within empirical modeling.
A. Braun +4 more
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Macroscopic water vapor diffusion is not enhanced in snow [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2021 Water vapor transport in dry snowpacks plays a significant role for snow metamorphism and the mass and energy balance of snowpacks. The molecular diffusion of water vapor in the interstitial pores is usually considered to be the main or only transport ...
K. Fourteau +3 more
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A novel method to visualize liquid distribution in snow: superimposition of MRI and X-ray CT images
Annals of GlaciologyThe relationship between the behavior of water in snow and its microstructure is crucial to improve the prediction of wet snow disasters. X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT) is frequently used to observe snow microscopically.
Satoru Yamaguchi +2 more
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Reflections on the anomalous ANITA events: the Antarctic subsurface as a possible explanation
Annals of Glaciology, 2020 The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) balloon experiment was designed to detect radio signals initiated by high-energy neutrinos and cosmic ray (CR) air showers.
Ian M. Shoemaker +5 more
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Using Icepack to reproduce ice mass balance buoy observations in landfast ice: improvements from the mushy-layer thermodynamics [PDF]
The CryosphereIcepack (v1.1.0) – the column thermodynamics model of the Community Ice CodE (CICE) version 6 – is used to assess how changing the thermodynamics from the Bitz and Lipscomb (1999) physics (hereafter BL99) to the mushy-layer physics impacts the model ...
M. Plante +8 more
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A method for imaging water transport in soil–snow systems with neutron radiography
Annals of GlaciologyLiquid water at the ground–snow interface is thought to play a crucial role in the release of glide-snow avalanches, which can be massive and threaten infrastructure in alpine regions.
Michael Lombardo +5 more
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New approach to moisture accumulation assessment
Materials & Design, 2019 We suggest an innovative approach to simulate moisture buildup on structures with arbitrary geometries and different surface adhesion characteristics. Using 3D particle physics, rain, snow and freezing rain buildup on flat and cylindrical surfaces was ...
M. Bleszynski, M. Kumosa
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Seasonal snow–atmosphere modeling: let's do it [PDF]
The CryosphereMountain snowpack forecasting relies on accurate mass and energy input information in relation to the snowpack. For this reason, coupled snow–atmosphere models, which downscale input fields to the snow model using atmospheric physics, have been developed.
D. Reynolds +11 more
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Dye tracing of upward brine migration in snow
Annals of GlaciologySalt is often present in the snow overlying seasonal sea ice, and has profound thermodynamic and electromagnetic effects. However, its provenance and behaviour within the snow remain uncertain. We describe two investigations tracing upward brine movement
Robbie Mallett +7 more
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