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Kinetic Metamorphism

Kinetic Metamorphism is a type of snow metamorphism process in which vapor diffusion driven by temperature gradients induces rapid mass transfer and structural changes in snow crystals, particularly leading to the formation of faceted and depth hoar grains.

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Kinetic Snow Metamorphism

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Publications

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An overview of seasonal snow metamorphism

S. C. Colbeck · Reviews of Geophysics · 1982 · 526 citations

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Sub-sea-floor metamorphism, heat and mass transfer

E. T. C. Spooner, W. S. Fyfe · Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology · 1973 · 319 citations

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Metamorphism of reduced granulites in low-CO2 vapour-free environment

William M. Lamb, John W. Valley · Nature · 1984 · 185 citations

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Kinetic studies in contact metamorphic zones

Gilbert N. Hanson, P. W. Gast · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 1967 · 176 citations

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The Classification of Snow Metamorphism

R. A. Sommerfeld, Edward R. LaChapelle · Journal of Glaciology · 1970 · 166 citations

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Authors

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  1. RL
    Robert L. Brown

    Southern Regional Research Center, United States

    2 publications · 41 citations

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  2. ER
    Edward R. LaChapelle

    University of Washington, United States

    2 publications · 218 citations

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  3. EA
    Edward Adams

    Montana State University, United States

    2 publications · 47 citations

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  4. DA
    Daniel A. Miller

    Montana State University, United States

    2 publications · 47 citations

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  5. ME
    M.Q. Edens

    Montana State University, United States

    2 publications · 41 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Montana State University

    Bozeman, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    226 citations

  2. Rocky Mountain Research Station

    Fort Collins, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    218 citations

  3. US Forest Service

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    218 citations

  4. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

    Birmensdorf, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    75 citations

  5. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    218 citations

  6. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

  7. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    370 citations

  8. Midland Valley Exploration (United Kingdom)

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    95 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Glaciology

    4 publications · 277 citations

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  2. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

    3 publications · 437 citations

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  3. Cold Regions Science and Technology

    2 publications · 42 citations

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  4. Annals of Glaciology

    2 publications · 36 citations

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  5. PhDT

    Repository · 1 publications · 14 citations

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