TY - Generic T1 - Laboratory simulation of snowmelt T2 - 38th Annual Western Snow Conference Y1 - 1970 A1 - Quick, M.C. KW - Snowmelt research, Snowmelt runoff AB - Snowmelt is the major input to high flow runoff in the Fraser River system, and is necessary to have good understanding of factors effecting snowmelt before an adequate flow forecasting system can be constructed. To study the basic physics of snowmelt, a type of low speed wind tunnel has been built in which temperature, humidity and radiation can be controlled and melt rates of 16 cu. Ft. samples of snow can be measured.Results of some of these experiments are presented and the validity of such small scale tests to the calculation of melt rates in the large scale natural situations is discussed. JF - 38th Annual Western Snow Conference T3 - Proceedings of the 38th Annual Western Snow Conference PB - Western Snow Conference CY - Victoria, British Columbia UR - sites/westernsnowconference.org/PDFs/1970Quick.pdf ER -