Publication Date:
2016-06-07
Description:
Solar energy deposition in oil layers covered by snow is calculated for three model snow types using radiative transfer theory. It is suggested that excess absorbed energy is unlikely to escape, so that some melting is likely to occur for snow depths less than about 4 cm.
Keywords:
GEOPHYSICS
Type:
NASA. Langley Res. Center Advan. in Eng. Sci., Vol. 3; p 1105-1114
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