Progress toward a rational program of snow melt forecasting

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Title	Progress toward a rational program of snow melt forecasting
Publication Type	Conference Proceedings
Year of Conference	1941
Authors	Bernard, M. l
Conference Name	9th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Series Title	Proceedings of the 9th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Date Published	January 1941
Publisher	American Geophysical Union, Transactions, Part I-B:
Conference Location	Sacramento, California
Keywords	Snow melt research
Abstract	The problem of utilizing the natural storage of water by snow fields is compared to artificial storage by dams. The amount of water available must be determined and the rate of release or withdrawal must be evaluated. Observational facilities should be provided to determine the amount of water in the snow pack and to study the melting processes. heat transfer by convection and radiation between the snow surface and the overlying atmosphere is considered an important factor. An organization chart for future research studies is exhibited.

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