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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/5761| Title: | A digital computer simulation of the annual snow and soil thermal regimes at Barrow, Alaska |
| Authors: | National Science Foundation (U.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks. Geophysical Institute University of Michigan. Department of Geography Outcalt, Samuel I. Goodwin, C. Weller, Gunter, 1934- Brown, Jerry, 1936- |
| Keywords: | Frozen soils Soils Frozen ground Permafrost Snow Snow surveys Water storage Mathematical models Mathematical analysis Computer programs Computer simulation Water supply Runoff Snow cover Snowmelt EPOLAR |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Research report (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 331. |
| Description: | Research Report Abstract: An annual snow-soil simulator for Arctic tundra was developed using coupled models of surface equilibrium temperature and substrate thermal diffusion. Snow ripening, melt and accumulation are modeled in the simulator which is forced with daily weather data. The simulator predicts that a snow fence array capable of producing drift deeper than 4.2 meters will initiate a permanent snowfield at Barrow, Alaska. Such a man-induced snowfield could serve as a reliable source of fresh water for Barrow and similar villages in the North Slope region of Alaska. Further analysis indicated that albedo reduction due to dust fall, snow removal, etc., is dominant over aerodynamic effects in producing the early spring meltout observed at Barrow Village. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/5761 |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Report |
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