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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/2737| Title: | Snow densification theory and its engineering application |
| Authors: | Waterhouse, Robert W. Steeves, H. F. |
| Keywords: | Snow Snow cover Snow density Snow metamorphism Snow compaction Greenland Ice caps Ice sheets Glaciers Theory |
| Publisher: | U.S. Army Snow, Ice, and Permafrost Research Establishment. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Research report (U.S. Army Snow |
| Description: | Research Report Summary: The depth-density relationship of the surface snow to 30-ft depth at three locations on the Greenland Ice Cap east of Thule is presented. Rates of accumulation and densification deduced from the pit studies are used in elementary mathematical expressions developed in this report. These expressions describe a densification process applicable to continuously accumulating polar snow, between the depths of 10 and 40 ft. Loads, densities, and rates of densification are presented in relation to depth and time and applied to problems of undersnow military construction. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/2737 |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Report |
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