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Title: Analysis of Surface Hoar Growth Under Simulated Meteorological Conditions: Date: 2012; Authors: Brad Stanton, Daniel Miller, Edward Adams; Description: Surface hoar, essentially frozen dew, is known to form on cold, clear nights when radiant energy loss to the sky drives the surface temperature of th...; Object ID: issw-2012-179-185.pdf; Keywords: hoarfrost, snow surface temperature, surface hoar, crystal growth; View additional details about Analysis of Surface Hoar Growth Under Simulated Meteorological Conditions

Title: Surface Hoar Distribution at the Scale of a Helicopter Skiing Operation: Date: 2012; Authors: Matthew Borish, Karl W. Birkeland, Stephan Custer, Stuart Challender, Jordy Hendrikx; Description: Understanding what controls coarse scale snowpack properties, such as surface hoar distribution, is imperative for predicting snow avalanches. Due in ...; Object ID: issw-2012-1040-1046.pdf; Keywords: snowpack, surface hoar, spatial variability, weak layers; View additional details about Surface Hoar Distribution at the Scale of a Helicopter Skiing Operation

Title: Dissipation and Most Probable Flow States: The Role of Mechanical Work and Granular Fluctuations in Snow Avalanches: Date: 2006; Authors: Perry Bartelt, Martin Kern, Othmar Buser; Description: There are many simple questions in snow avalanche dynamics that remain unanswered: why do snow avalanches travel so far and appear to have so little f...; Object ID: issw-2006-127.pdf; Keywords: avalanche dynamics; View additional details about Dissipation and Most Probable Flow States: The Role of Mechanical Work and Granular Fluctuations in Snow Avalanches

Title: A Microstructural Dry Snow Metamorphism Model Applicable to Equitemperature and Temperature Gradient Environments: Date: 2002; Authors: D.A. Miller, E.E. Adams, R.L. Brown; Description: Dry snow metamorphism has traditionally been classified by the thermal gradient encountered in the snowpack. Snow experiencing a predominantly equi-te...; Object ID: issw-2002-284-292.pdf; Keywords: snow and ice, temperature gradient, kinetic growth, snow crystal growth, snow crystal structure, snow metamorphism; View additional details about A Microstructural Dry Snow Metamorphism Model Applicable to Equitemperature and Temperature Gradient Environments

Title: Roughness Effect on Vapor Transfer for Surface Hoar Growth: Date: 2000; Authors: Akihiro Hachikubo; Description: In order to examine the roughness effect of surface hoar crystals on their growth and obtain a relation between surface roughness and the amount of su...; Object ID: issw-2000-128-134.pdf; Keywords: surface hoar, bulk transfer coefficient, surface roughness; View additional details about Roughness Effect on Vapor Transfer for Surface Hoar Growth

Title: Snow Creep Movement in the San Juan Mountain Snowpack Red Mountain Pass: Date: 1994; Authors: Walter Walker; Description: During the winter of 1992/93 and 1993/94 an attempt was made to measure and document the amount of snow creep on a north-facing slope near the St. Pau...; Object ID: issw-1994-408-413.pdf; Keywords: snow growth, snowpack, accelerated creep; View additional details about Snow Creep Movement in the San Juan Mountain Snowpack Red Mountain Pass

Title: Snow Temperature Patterns and Artificial Avalanche Release: Date: 1992; Authors: Nicholas Logan; Description: Temperature gradient plays a vital role in snow metamorphism. Acting as a heat source, rock outcrops buried in the snowpack produce stronger local gr...; Object ID: issw-1992-037-046.pdf; Keywords: temperature gradient, metamorphism, triggering,; View additional details about Snow Temperature Patterns and Artificial Avalanche Release

Title: An Investigation of Sun Crust Formation Using Field Data and Laboratory Experiments: Date: 1992; Authors: Toshihiro Ozeki, Eizi Akitaya; Description: Sun crust formation mechanism is investigated through field observations as well as laboratory experiments. From the field observations, the structure...; Object ID: issw-1992-342-350.pdf; Keywords: sun crust, hoar growth, stability, snow pack; View additional details about An Investigation of Sun Crust Formation Using Field Data and Laboratory Experiments

Title: Local Transformations to Simulate Two Dimensional Dendritic Crystal Growth: Date: 1986; Authors: Walter Good; Description: Natural processes that are far from near-quilibrium and show forms of self- organization are extremely difficult to model with classical physical met...; Object ID: issw-1986-103-107.pdf; Keywords: natural processes, model, crystal growth; View additional details about Local Transformations to Simulate Two Dimensional Dendritic Crystal Growth

Title: Growth Characteristics of Hoarfrost With Respect to Avalanche Occurrence: Date: 1986; Authors: Steven R. Breyfogle; Description: Studies in a maritime climate have found hoarfrost occurrence to be related to an inversion climate and topography, which produced high spatial variat...; Object ID: issw-1986-216-222.pdf; Keywords: hoarfrost, maritime climate, topography; View additional details about Growth Characteristics of Hoarfrost With Respect to Avalanche Occurrence

Title: Observations on the Growth Process and Strength Characteristics of Surface Hoar: Date: 1984; Authors: R.M. Lang, B.R. Leo, R.L. Brown; Description: A field study conducted during the winter months of 1982-83 and 1983-84 at the Big Sky Ski Area, Big Sky, Montana, indicated that nocturnal clear-sky ...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-188-195.pdf; Keywords: heat loss, snow surface, temperature gradients, surface hoar, shear strength; View additional details about Observations on the Growth Process and Strength Characteristics of Surface Hoar