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Electron microscopy and calorimetry of proteins in supercooled water. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 Some of the best nucleating agents in nature are ice-nucleating proteins, which boost ice growth better than any other material. They can induce immersion freezing of supercooled water only a few degrees below 0 degrees C.
Melillo JH +4 more
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Current Technology Situation and Research Progress of Artificial Snowmaking
Zhileng xuebao, 2021 The principle of snowmaking is simple, however the process is complex and highly dependent on environmental conditions. In recent years, to achieve the goal of "300 million people on ice and snow" and to host the "2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games" China
Liu Guoqiang +6 more
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Snowmaker Killed after Sliding off an Icy Trail and Striking a Tree [PDF]
, 2013 In January 2012, a 41 year-old male snowmaker (victim) at a ski resort suffered fatal injuries after slipping off a ski trail and striking a tree. On the day of the incident, the victim was assigned to work on an expert-rated ski run with a partner to ...
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Education and Outreach for the International Polar Year [PDF]
, 2004 If the 65 educators, scientists, and media specialists who gathered at the "Bridging the Poles" workshop in Washington, D.C. last June have their way a semitrailer truck labeled "Got Snow?" would traverse the country during the International Polar Year ...
Bell, Robin E. +3 more
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Bridging the Poles: Education Linked with Research: A Report on the Workshop: 23-25 June 2004, Washington, D.C. [PDF]
, 2004 The goals of the "Bridging the Poles" workshop of June 23-25, 2004 were to define strategies to engage the next generation of polar scientists, engineers and leaders, and inspire and educate the general public.
Bell, Robin E. +3 more
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Complexity, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019 Retractable roofs are commonly used in designing large‐span stadiums because of their versatility. However, retractable roofs are subject to sudden changes in shape, and thus, factors in addition to those considered for conventional roofs need to be taken into account.
Zhenggang Cao +3 more
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Assessing the Sustainability of Ski Fields in Southern Japan under Global Warming
Advances in Meteorology, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018 This is the first study in assessing the impact of climate change on Japanese ski fields with ensemble dynamical downscaling simulations. We target three ski fields in Ehime Prefecture, a southern border area for skiing in Japan. Our field survey revealed that a field located above 1200 m altitudes currently operates on natural snow supply, but those ...
Asuka Suzuki-Parker +4 more
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Measuring the Elastic Modulus of Snow
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 44, Issue 21, Page 11,088-11,096, 16 November 2017., 2017 Abstract The elastic modulus is the most fundamental mechanical property of snow. However, literature values scatter by orders of magnitude and hitherto no cross‐validated measurements exists. To this end, we employ P wave propagation experiments under controlled laboratory conditions on decimeter‐sized snow specimen, prepared from artificial snow and ...
B. Gerling, H. Löwe, A. van Herwijnen
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Adapting to climate change : the case of snow-based tourism in Afriski, Lesotho [PDF]
, 2020 Climate change poses significant challenges to the tourism sector, with snow-based tourism particularly threatened. Snow-based tourism is largely dependent on adaptation, including snowmaking practices and product diversification.
Fitchett, Jennifer M. +3 more
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Bacterial-based additives for the production of artificial snow: What are the risks to human health? [PDF]
, 2010 International audienceFor around two decades, artificial snow has been used by numerous winter sports resorts to ensure good snow cover at low altitude areas or more generally, to lengthen the skiing season.
Absi, Rafik +11 more
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