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Title: Research on the seasonal snow of the Arctic Slope

Abstract

This project deals with the seasonal snow on Alaska's Arctic Slope. It is concentrated on snow of the R{sub 4}D project area. However, an important aspect of this study is to relate the snow cover of this area with the rest of the Arctic Slope. The goals include determination of the amount of precipitation which comes as snow, the wind transport of this snow and its depositional pattern as influenced by drifting, the physical properties of the snow, the physical processes which operate in it, the proportions of it which go into evaporation, infiltration and runoff, and the biological role of the snow cover.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Alaska Univ., Fairbanks, AK (United States). Geophysical Inst.
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
7160183
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/60245-T1
ON: DE93001748
DOE Contract Number:  
FG06-84ER60245
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 02 PETROLEUM; SNOW; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; TUNDRA; AERIAL SURVEYING; ALASKA; ARCTIC REGIONS; PROGRESS REPORT; ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DOCUMENT TYPES; NORTH AMERICA; POLAR REGIONS; USA; VARIATIONS; 540210* - Environment, Terrestrial- Basic Studies- (1990-); 020900 - Petroleum- Environmental Aspects

Citation Formats

Benson, C S. Research on the seasonal snow of the Arctic Slope. United States: N. p., 1986. Web. doi:10.2172/7160183.
Benson, C S. Research on the seasonal snow of the Arctic Slope. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/7160183
Benson, C S. 1986. "Research on the seasonal snow of the Arctic Slope". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/7160183. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7160183.
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title = {Research on the seasonal snow of the Arctic Slope},
author = {Benson, C S},
abstractNote = {This project deals with the seasonal snow on Alaska's Arctic Slope. It is concentrated on snow of the R{sub 4}D project area. However, an important aspect of this study is to relate the snow cover of this area with the rest of the Arctic Slope. The goals include determination of the amount of precipitation which comes as snow, the wind transport of this snow and its depositional pattern as influenced by drifting, the physical properties of the snow, the physical processes which operate in it, the proportions of it which go into evaporation, infiltration and runoff, and the biological role of the snow cover.},
doi = {10.2172/7160183},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7160183}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986}
}