An Experimental Study on the Snowdrifts Formed by Simple Obstacles

The effect of obstacle arrangement on snowdrifts was experimentally studied at Syowa Station in Antarctica. Different patterns of snowdrift were obtained by changing the alignment of the obstacles. The author showed the distribution patterns of snowdrift in the case of a straight-line alignment of t...

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Main Author: Taichi MAKI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1975-08-01
Series:Antarctic Record
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15094/00007812