Measurement of the physical properties of the snowpack

NJ Kinar, JW Pomeroy - Reviews of Geophysics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews measurement techniques and corresponding devices used to determine
the physical properties of the seasonal snowpack from distances close to the ground …

Numerical simulation of the falling snow deposition over complex terrain

Z Wang, N Huang - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Snow is one of the most dynamic natural elements on the Earth's surface, and the variations
in its distribution in time and space profoundly affect the hydrological cycle, climate system …

Measurements of blowing snow, Part I: Particle shape, size distribution, velocity, and number flux at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

M Gordon, PA Taylor - Cold Regions Science and Technology, 2009 - Elsevier
Blowing snow is a frequent and significant winter weather event, and there is currently a
need for more observations and measurements of blowing snow, especially in arctic and …

Fragmentation of wind‐blown snow crystals

F Comola, JF Kok, J Gaume, E Paterna… - Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the dynamics driving the transformation of snowfall crystals into blowing
snow particles is critical to correctly account for the energy and mass balances in polar and …

Modeling snow saltation: the effect of grain size and interparticle cohesion

DB Melo, V Sharma, F Comola… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The surface of the Earth is snow‐covered at least seasonally over large areas. This snow
surface is highly dynamic, particularly under the influence of strong winds. The motion of …

Wind tunnel experiments on natural snow drift

XH Lü, N Huang, D Tong - Science China Technological Sciences, 2012 - Springer
Previous wind tunnel experiments on snow drift usually used artificial snow as a substitute of
natural snow, which can not fully reflect the motion characteristics of snow drift in natural …

A snow distribution model based on snowfall and snow drifting simulations in mountain area

G Li, ZS Wang, N Huang - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Snow distribution modeling is important to hydrological research of alpine catchments, for
the temporal and spatial evolution of snow cover has significant influence on snowmelt …

Numerical simulations of snow saltation over flat terrain: Development of snow transport

T Zhang, X Zhou - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Snow transport would develop downwind from its starting point until it reaches the saturated
state. This study proposes an Eulerian-Lagrangian snow saltation model to simulate the …

Numerical study on the anti-snow performance of deflectors in the bogie region of a high-speed train using the discrete phase model

G Gao, Y Zhang, F Xie, J Zhang, K He… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper, the three-dimensional unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations
with an RNG double-equation turbulence model and a discrete phase model were used for …

Impact of surface and near-surface processes on ice crystal concentrations measured at mountain-top research stations

A Beck, J Henneberger, JP Fugal… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
In situ cloud observations at mountain-top research stations regularly measure ice crystal
number concentrations (ICNCs) orders of magnitudes higher than expected from …