Research on the seasonal snow of the Arctic Slope

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7160183· OSTI ID:7160183

Benson, C S

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.

• Research Organization: Alaska Univ., Fairbanks, AK (United States). Geophysical Inst.
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG06-84ER60245
• OSTI ID: 7160183
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/60245-T1; ON: DE93001748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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