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Snow Sintering

Snow sintering is a physicochemical process within snowpack metamorphism wherein ice grains bond together through localized vapor diffusion, viscous flow, and plastic deformation driven by temperature gradients and mechanical stress, distinguished from other phase-change phenomena by its dominant role in increasing snow density and mechanical strength over time without bulk melting.

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2017–2026

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In situ measurements of Antarctic snow compaction compared with predictions of models

Robert J. Arthern, David G. Vaughan, A. M. Rankin et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2010 · 290 citations · Full text

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Pressure sintering of ice and its implication to the densification of snow at polar glaciers and ice sheets

Norikazu Maeno, Takao Ebinuma · The Journal of Physical Chemistry · 1983 · 183 citations

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Snow bedforms: A review, new data, and a formation model

Simon Filhol, Matthew Sturm · Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface · 2015 · 169 citations · Full text

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Observation of isothermal metamorphism of new snow and interpretation as a sintering process

T. U. Kaempfer, Martin Schneebeli · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2007 · 136 citations · Full text

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Measuring the Elastic Modulus of Snow

Bastian Gerling, Henning Löwe, Alec van Herwijnen · Geophysical Research Letters · 2017 · 98 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. MS
    Martin Schneebeli

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

    5 publications · 223 citations

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  2. HL
    Henning Löwe

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

    5 publications · 193 citations

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  3. CM
    Charles M. Keeler

    Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, United States

    4 publications · 77 citations

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  4. GC
    Guillaume Chambon

    Université Grenoble Alpes, France

    2 publications · 42 citations

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  5. UN
    Ukitirô Nakaya

    2 publications · 29 citations

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1–5 of 86

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  1. Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

    Hanover, United States

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    434 citations

  2. Montana State University

    Bozeman, United States

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    346 citations

  3. United States Army

    Arlington, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    203 citations

  4. Dartmouth College

    Hanover, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    175 citations

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

    Birmensdorf, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    324 citations

  6. British Antarctic Survey

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    62 citations

  8. Hochgebirgsklinik Davos

    Davos, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    75 citations

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  1. Journal of Glaciology

    11 publications · 305 citations

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  2. Journal of Applied Physics

    3 publications · 136 citations

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  3. Geophysical Research Letters

    3 publications · 143 citations

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  4. Annals of Glaciology

    3 publications · 36 citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 2 publications · 426 citations

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