The dynamics of liquid water in deep snowpacks
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Title | The dynamics of liquid water in deep snowpacks |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Conference | 1945 |
Authors | Gerdel, R. W. |
Conference Name | 13th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference |
Series Title | Proceedings of the 13th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference |
Date Published | February 1945 |
Publisher | American Geophysical Union, Transactions, Part I: |
Conference Location | Sacramento, California |
Keywords | Snow quality, Snowmelt runoff |
Abstract | Any solution of the snow melt problem which will improve the forecasting of floods as well as forecasting of agricultural and industrial water supplies is dependent upon a knowledge of the hydromechanics and dynamic potentials which influence the retention and discharge of water by the snowmantle. As a result of studies made of the dynamics of free water in the snowpack at the Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, conclusions are drawn on the melting process of the snowpack. Thermodynamic phenomena associated with the melting or metamorphosis of the snowpack are also discussed, together with techniques of measuring the factors associated with these phenomena. Data are tabulated and graphical representation show relations of factors involved. |