Verification of the multi-layer SNOWPACK model with different water transport schemes

N Wever, L Schmid, A Heilig, O Eisen, C Fierz… - The …, 2015 - tc.copernicus.org
The widely used detailed SNOWPACK model has undergone constant development over
the years. A notable recent extension is the introduction of a Richards equation (RE) solver …

Simulating wind-affected snow accumulations at catchment to basin scales

A Winstral, D Marks, R Gurney - Advances in Water Resources, 2013 - Elsevier
In non-forested mountain regions, wind plays a dominant role in determining snow
accumulation and melt patterns. A new, computationally efficient algorithm for distributing …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal variations in snow and soil frost—A review of measurement techniques

A Lundberg, D Gustafsson, C Stumpp, B Kløve… - Hydrology, 2016 - mdpi.com
Large parts of the northern hemisphere are covered by snow and seasonal frost. Climate
warming is affecting spatiotemporal variations of snow and frost, hence influencing …

Observations of capillary barriers and preferential flow in layered snow during cold laboratory experiments

F Avanzi, H Hirashima, S Yamaguchi… - The …, 2016 - tc.copernicus.org
Data of liquid water flow around a capillary barrier in snow are still limited. To gain insight
into this process, we carried out observations of dyed water infiltration in layered snow at 0∘ …

Physical, thermal, and mechanical properties of snow, ice, and permafrost

LU Arenson, W Colgan, HP Marshall - Snow and ice-related hazards, risks …, 2015 - Elsevier
The physical, thermal, and mechanical properties of snow, ice, and permafrost, specifically
frozen ground, are responsible for the structure and behavior of these cryospheric materials …

Long‐term snow distribution observations in a mountain catchment: Assessing variability, time stability, and the representativeness of an index site

A Winstral, D Marks - Water Resources Research, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents an analysis of snow distribution heterogeneity and the factors affecting
this variability. The analysis focuses on manually sampled data from 21 snow surveys …

Continuous and autonomous snow water equivalent measurements by a cosmic ray sensor on an alpine glacier

R Gugerli, N Salzmann, M Huss, D Desilets - The Cryosphere, 2019 - tc.copernicus.org
Snow water equivalent (SWE) measurements of seasonal snowpack are crucial in many
research fields. Yet accurate measurements at a high temporal resolution are difficult to …

Methodological approaches to infer end-of-winter snow distribution on alpine glaciers

L Sold, M Huss, M Hoelzle, H Andereggen… - Journal of …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Snow accumulation is an important component of the mass balance of alpine glaciers. To
improve our understanding of the processes related to accumulation and their …

Continuous snowpack monitoring using upward-looking ground-penetrating radar technology

L Schmid, A Heilig, C Mitterer, J Schweizer… - Journal of …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Snow stratigraphy and water percolation are key contributing factors to avalanche formation.
So far, only destructive methods can provide this kind of information. Radar technology …

Seasonal and diurnal cycles of liquid water in snow—Measurements and modeling

A Heilig, C Mitterer, L Schmid, N Wever… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Evaluating and improving snow models and outflow predictions for hydrological applications
is hindered by the lack of continuous data on bulk volumetric liquid water content (θw) and …