STUDYING THE PROBLEM OF DRIFTING SNOW

SNOW FENCE SYSTEMS, DESIGNED TO KEEP SNOW OFF THE ROAD AND TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR MAINTENANCE, WERE USED TO COLLECT FIELD MEASUREMENTS. A MATHEMATICAL MODEL WAS DEVELOPED TO EXPLAIN THE EVAPORATION OF BLOWING SNOW: FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SUBLIMATION RATE-SNOW TRANSPORT DISTANCE-INCLUDE TEMPERATURE, SOLAR RADIATION, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND PARTICLE SIZE. INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS A MOUNTED ANEMOMETER, WIND VANE, THERMOMETER, ETC., WERE USED TO COLLECT THE DATA.

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  • Pagination: p. 70-2
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  • Accession Number: 00219037
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jun 19 1973 12:00AM