3-D image-based numerical computations of snow permeability: links to specific surface area, density, and microstructural anisotropy

We used three-dimensional (3-D) images of snow microstructure to carry out numerical estimations of the full tensor of the intrinsic permeability of snow (<b>K</b>). This study was performed on 35 snow samples, spanning a wide range of seasonal snow types. For several sno...

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Main Authors: N. Calonne, C. Geindreau, F. Flin, S. Morin, B. Lesaffre, S. Rolland du Roscoat, P. Charrier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-09-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/6/939/2012/tc-6-939-2012.pdf