Title | Advances in theory, instrumentation, semiconductor, and materials applications of scanning microscopy |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2004 |
Authors | Foster J., Rango A., Josberger E.G, Erbe E.R, Pooley C.D., Wergin W.P. |
Journal | Scanning |
Volume | 26 |
Pagination | 68-69 |
Date Published | March 1, 2004 |
ARIS Log Number | 167177 |
Keywords | alpine, crystal, maritime, snow, taiga, tundra |
Abstract | It is important to monitor the development of seasonal snow cover classes (tundra, taiga, alpine, maritime, prairie and ephemeral) worldwide and to visualize and understand snow crystal metamorphism. Low-temperature, scanning electron microscopy provides a superior form of snow crystal imaging and was successfully tested in taiga, alpine and prairie snowpacks with approximately 50% of the total depth made up of depth hoar crystals. The technique can be used easily for field data collection and provides a new tool for studying important snowpack processes with applications to avalanche and water supply forecasting. |
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