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Title: Comparison of Experimental and Computer Simulated Snow-Block Impact on Structures: Date: 1982; Authors: Lorraine B. Mead, Hideomi Nakamure, Theodore E. Lang; Description: Data from experimental tests of snow block impact against vertical barriers is used to establish values of parameters in order to computer model the ...; Object ID: issw-1982-001-002.pdf; Keywords: computer model, snow block, viscosity; View additional details about Comparison of Experimental and Computer Simulated Snow-Block Impact on Structures

Title: Grain Growth in Snow With a Temperature Gradient: Date: 1982; Authors: S.C. Colbeck; Description: When a temperature gradient is imposed on a snow cover, a vapor pressure gradient arises as well. The resulting vapor flow among particles causes gra...; Object ID: issw-1982-008-009.pdf; Keywords: vapor pressure, grain growth, crystals; View additional details about Grain Growth in Snow With a Temperature Gradient

Title: The Static Permittivity and Snow Classification: Date: 1982; Authors: A. Denoth; Description: The complex dielectric constant of Alpine snow samples with different stages of metamorphism and liquid water content has been measured in the frequen...; Object ID: issw-1982-011.pdf; Keywords: static, snow texture, metamorphism; View additional details about The Static Permittivity and Snow Classification

Title: Seasonal Snow and Ice in Alaska's Subarctic Taiga: Date: 1982; Authors: C.W. Slaughter, Carl S. Benson; Description: The subarctic taiga of interior Alaska (between the Brooks Range and the Alaska Range) is occupied by seasonal snow for six to eight months of the ye...; Object ID: issw-1982-011-012.pdf; Keywords: snowcover, snowmelt; View additional details about Seasonal Snow and Ice in Alaska's Subarctic Taiga

Title: A Meteorological and Climatological Approach to Determine Snowpack Accumulation in a Mountain Watershed: Date: 1982; Authors: Bruce Tremper; Description: In this study, an attempt is made to adequately estimate mountain snowpack at snow course sites in southwestern Montana by using meteorological parame...; Object ID: issw-1982-013.pdf; Keywords: snowpack, temperature, gradient, precipitation; View additional details about A Meteorological and Climatological Approach to Determine Snowpack Accumulation in a Mountain Watershed

Title: Wet Snow Revisited: Date: 1982; Authors: R. LaChapelle, Perla; Description: The problem of measuring liquid water content of wet snow has been closely examined for the purpose of establishing a laboratory reference standard to...; Object ID: issw-1982-013-014.pdf; Keywords: wet snow, snow cover; View additional details about Wet Snow Revisited

Title: Metrication of Manual Snow Sampling Equipment: Date: 1982; Authors: Phillip E. Farnes, Barry E. Goodison, Ned E. Peterson, Robert P. Richards; Description: The Western Snow Conference Metrication Committee, after four years of field testing, has completed its final report on the design and implementation ...; Object ID: issw-1982-014-015.pdf; Keywords: snowpack, snow samples; View additional details about Metrication of Manual Snow Sampling Equipment

Title: The Effects of Snow Compaction on Water Release and Sediment Yield: Date: 1982; Authors: Thomas Richard Grady; Description: Ski area development is taking place at a rapid rate in the western U.S. Coincident with this expansion is the increased use of over snow vehicles for...; Object ID: issw-1982-015-016.pdf; Keywords: snow compaction, water release, ski area, ice lenses, snow grain; View additional details about The Effects of Snow Compaction on Water Release and Sediment Yield

Title: Snow Pillow Behavior Under Field Conditions: Date: 1982; Authors: H.S. Boyne, F.W. Smith; Description: We present results of water equivalence measurements taken on several experimental pillow configurations over the last three snow seasons. Water equi...; Object ID: issw-1982-016.pdf; Keywords: snow pillow, pit density; View additional details about Snow Pillow Behavior Under Field Conditions

Title: Special Water-Use for Snow Removal and Snow Melting and its Feasibility in Built-Up Areas of Snowy Cities in Japan: Date: 1982; Authors: Masao Higashiura; Description: No other country at the same latitude as the Japanese Islands has heavier snowfalls than Japan. In winter, about a half of the Japanese Islands is co...; Object ID: issw-1982-017.pdf; Keywords: snowfall, gutter system, snow removal; View additional details about Special Water-Use for Snow Removal and Snow Melting and its Feasibility in Built-Up Areas of Snowy Cities in Japan

Title: Snow Properties and Winter Tire Performance Evaluation: Date: 1982; Authors: W.L. Harrison; Description: Performance analysis of winter tires on snow are conducted on a regular basis seasonally. Committees have been formed to propose methods (standard pra...; Object ID: issw-1982-018-019.pdf; Keywords: tires, snow compaction, slip-shear energy; View additional details about Snow Properties and Winter Tire Performance Evaluation

Title: Studies on Blowing Snow: Date: 1982; Authors: R.L. Brown, Rand Decker; Description: A field and analytical investigation of snow transport and deposition in mountainous terrain is described. During the winter of 1981-82, data on ridg...; Object ID: issw-1982-022.pdf; Keywords: terrain, transportation, blowing snow, turbulent mixture theory; View additional details about Studies on Blowing Snow

Title: Cornice Control Through Establishment of a False Summit: Date: 1982; Authors: John Montagne; Description: Among several methods for controlling ridge top snow cornices, the use of a snow fence to build a "false summit" of snow windward of the true summit a...; Object ID: issw-1982-022-023.pdf; Keywords: summit, hazard, snowfence, cornice; View additional details about Cornice Control Through Establishment of a False Summit

Title: A Plastic Wave in Snow: Date: 1982; Authors: Atsushi Sato; Description: When snow is pushed very fast by a moving body, not only an elastic wave but also a plastic wave is generated at the head of the body. Though an elast...; Object ID: issw-1982-024.pdf; Keywords: plastic wave, elastic wave, denstiy; View additional details about A Plastic Wave in Snow

Title: Snow Moisture Meters: Date: 1982; Authors: A. Denoth; Description: The complex dielectric constant of a material is given by the two components E' and E", whereas E I means the relative permittivity and E" the dielec...; Object ID: issw-1982-029.pdf; Keywords: snow moisture, dielectric, dry snow; View additional details about Snow Moisture Meters