Item: Temperature Gradient Weakening Near Crusts in a Maritime Snowpack
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Title: Temperature Gradient Weakening Near Crusts in a Maritime Snowpack
Proceedings: Proceedings of the 1982 International Snow Science Workshop, Bozeman, Montana, USA
Authors:
- M. B. Moore [ Northwest Avalanche Center, C15700, 7600 Sandpoint Way N£., Seattle, Washington 98115 ]
Date: 1982
Abstract: Given certain meteorological conditions, temperature gradient weakening of a maritime snowpack may be an important, although infrequent, contributing factor in slab avalanche releases in the Washington Cascades. Observations indicate that such temperature gradient weakening, when it occurs, is concentrated around or within rain crusts in the upper layers of the snowpack. Although well developed temperature gradient crystals are rarely found within maritime snowpacks, observations indicate they are not required for significant mechanical weakening of the snowpack in the vicinity of crusts.
Object ID: issw-1982-009-010.pdf
Language of Article: English
Presenter(s): Unknown
Keywords: temperature gradient, snowpack, crusts
Page Number(s): 9-10
Subjects: temperature gradients slab avalanche avalanche release
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