Call number:
ZSP-201-83/16
In:
CRREL Report, 83-16
Description / Table of Contents:
The presence of snow on the ground can impose limitations on the mobility of wheeled and tracked vehicles. Snow depth and density are the two most easily measured snow properties that can be related to mobility over snow. Existing models of snowpack accumulation and ablation processes and models of internal snowpack structure were examined to determine if a model of the snowpack can be developed for use in predicting the snow parameters that affect mobility. Simple models, such as temperature index models, do not provide sufficient snowpack details, and the more detailed models require too many measured inputs. Components of the various models were selected from a basis of a snowpack model for predicting snow properties related to mobility over snow. Methods of obtaining the input data from some components are suggested, and areas where more development is needed are described.
Type of Medium:
Series available for loan
Pages:
34 Seiten
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Illustrationen
Series Statement:
CRREL Report 83-16
URL:
https://apps.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA134878
URL:
https://hdl.handle.net/11681/9338
Language:
English
Note:
CONTENTS
Abstract
Preface
Nomenclature
Conversion of metric units
Introduction
Review of existing models
Accumulation models
Ablation models
Using existing models for studying mobility
Proposed snowpack model for mobility studies
Model components
Implementation of the model
Developing input data
Conclusions
Literature cited
Location:
AWI Archive
Branch Library:
AWI Library
