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Snow Creep

Snow Creep is a geophysical process in snow science whereby snow gradually deforms and moves downslope under the influence of gravity, distinguished from other forms of snowmelt or avalanche dynamics by its continuous, imperceptibly slow, viscous flow behavior.

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Authors

14

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2017–2026

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22

Simulating creep of snow based on microstructure and the anisotropic deformation of ice

T. Theile, Henning Löwe, T. Theile et al. · Acta Materialia · 2011 · 60 citations

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X-ray microtomography analysis of isothermal densification of new snow under external mechanical stress

S. Schleef, Henning Löwe · Journal of Glaciology · 2013 · 51 citations · Full text

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Triaxial tests to determine a microstructure-based snow viscosity law

Perry Bartelt, Markus von Moos · Annals of Glaciology · 2000 · 36 citations · Full text

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A theory of pressure sensor performance in snow

Jerome Β. Johnson · Hydrological Processes · 2003 · 36 citations

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Snow forces on forest plants due to creep and glide

Peter Höller, Reinhard Fromm, Georg Leitinger · Forest Ecology and Management · 2008 · 32 citations

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Authors

35

  1. DM
    D. M. McClung

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    5 publications · 82 citations

    5

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  2. JL
    Jan Larsen

    Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

    3 publications · 40 citations

    3

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  3. SB
    Svein Borg Hansen

    Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway

    2 publications · 29 citations

    2

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  4. HL
    Henning Löwe

    Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Switzerland

    2 publications · 111 citations

    2

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  5. JH
    Jonah H. Lee

    University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States

    1 publications · 14 citations

    1

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Institutions

14

  1. National Research Council Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    51 citations

  2. Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

    Hanover, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    83 citations

  3. Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

    Oslo, Norway

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    80 citations

  4. United States Army

    Arlington, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    47 citations

  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

  6. Austrian Research Centre for Forests

    Vienna, Austria

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    64 citations

  7. United States Department of the Army

    Arlington, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    42 citations

  8. Universität Innsbruck

    Innsbruck, Austria

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    32 citations

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Venues

  1. Canadian Geotechnical Journal

    5 publications · 90 citations

    5

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  2. Journal of Glaciology

    3 publications · 86 citations

    3

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  3. Annals of Glaciology

    2 publications · 50 citations

    2

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  4. Cold Regions Science and Technology

    2 publications · 34 citations

    2

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