A new device for sampling mass flux of blowing snow

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Title	A new device for sampling mass flux of blowing snow
Publication Type	Conference Proceedings
Year of Conference	1982
Authors	Schmidt, R. A., Tabler R. D., and Jairell R. L.
Conference Name	50th Annual Western Snow Conference
Series Title	Proceedings of the 50th Annual Western Snow Conference
Date Published	April 1982
Publisher	Western Snow Conference
Conference Location	Reno, Nevada
Keywords	Blowing snow, Hydrologic measurements, Instruments, Snow, Snowdrift
Abstract	Snow blown through a sharp-edged frame, 5 cm wide and extending 50 cm above the ice on a frozen lake, is trapped by a porous fabric bag. Wind shakes the snow from the bag into a 100-liter container in a steel casement beneath the surface, where it is weighed by an electronic balance. Connection to a remote computer allows 15 second readings of drift flux. The device provided excellent measurements during 236 runs of 5-min duration, in blizzards with transport rates as high as 300 g/m-s.
URL	sites/westernsnowconference.org/PDFs/1982Schmidt.pdf

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