Accession Number:

ADA066935

Title:

Study of Water Drainage from Columns of Snow,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

INNSBRUCK UNIV (AUSTRIA) INST OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS

Personal Author(s):

• Denoth,A.
• Seidenbusch,W.
• Blumthaler,M.
• Kirchlechner,P.
• Ambach,W.

Report Date:

1979-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

19.0

Abstract:

Experiments were conducted to study the flow of water through columns of homogeneous, repacked snow. The gravity flow theory of water flow through snow was verified, although possibly there is some dependence of the relative permeability on the state of metamorphism of the snow. Also, at very large values of saturation there may be some additional flow in saturated channels. Author

Descriptors:

• *DRAINAGE
• *SNOW
• *COLD WEATHER TESTS
• WATER FLOW
• EXPERIMENTAL DATA
• WATER
• TEST METHODS
• MELTING
• GRAVITY
• SNOWFIELDS

Subject Categories:

• Meteorology
• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE