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Seasonal Snowcovers: Physics, Chemistry, Hydrology

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. H. G. Jones

    1. Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université du Québec, Ste-Foy, Canada

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  2. W. J. Orville-Thomas

    1. Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, University of Salford, Lancashire, UK

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Part of the book series: Nato Science Series C: (ASIC, volume 211)

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Snow Metamorphism and Classification

    • S. C. Colbeck
    Pages 1-35

  3. Water Vapor Transport in Snow A 2-D Simulation of Temperature Gradient Metamorphism

    • Mark Christon, Patrick Burns, Erik Thompson, Richard Sommerfeld
    Pages 37-62

  4. Measurement of Snow Grain Properties

    • Robert E. Davis, Jeff Dozier, Ron Perla
    Pages 63-74

  5. Experimental Study on Thermal Convection and Grains Picture Analysis

    • Brun Eric, Touvier Francois, Brunot Gilles
    Pages 75-94

  6. The Fractionation of Natural Isotopes During Temperature Gradient Metamorphism of Snow

    • Richard A. Sommerfeld, Irving Friedman, Mark Nilles
    Pages 95-105

  7. Avalanche Forecasting and Snow Physics

    • Jérôme Lafeuille
    Pages 107-117

  8. Wind Transport of Seasonal Snowcovers

    • J. W. Pomeroy, D. H. Male
    Pages 119-140

  9. Note on Certain Diurnal Variations in the Albedo of Snow and Ice

    • S. J. Bolsenga
    Pages 141-150

  10. Modelling of Snowmelt Rates in a Deciduous Forest

    • A. G. Price
    Pages 151-165

  11. Prediction of Snow Density and Temperature Changes within Layers of the Snowpack using a Point Energy and Mass Balance Model

    • Jean Stein, Douglas L. Kane, Marcel Prévost, Richard Barry, André P. Plamondon
    Pages 167-178

  12. Modelling of water flow through Snowpacks

    • E. M. Morris
    Pages 179-208

  13. Direct Scavenging and Induced Transport of Atmospheric Aerosol by Falling Snow and Ice Crystals

    • J. Podzimek
    Pages 209-224

  14. Experimental Protocol for the Chemical Analysis of Snow, Firn and Ice Cores

    • Michel R. Legrand, Robert J. Delmas
    Pages 225-254

  15. Review of Snowpack Chemistry Studies

    • D. R. DeWalle
    Pages 255-268

  16. Chemical Transformations in a Snow Cover at Weissfluhjoch, Switzerland, Situated 2500 m.a.s.l.

    • Andreas Sigg, Albrecht Neftel, Fritz Zürcher
    Pages 269-279

  17. The Chemical Evolution of a Seasonal Snowcover at Mid-and-High Altitudes

    • Yves Page
    Pages 281-288

  18. Physical and Chemical Factors Controlling Gaseous Deposition of SO2 to Snow

    • R. C. Bales, M. P. Valdez, G. A. Dawson, D. A. Stanley
    Pages 289-297

  19. The Contribution of Dry Deposition to Snowpack Acidity in Michigan

    • Steven H. Cadle, Jean Muhlbaier Dasch
    Pages 299-320

  20. Wind as a Factor in the Direct Measurement of the Dry Deposition of Acid Pollutants to Snowcovers

    • V. Delmas, H. G. Jones
    Pages 321-335
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About this book

In recent years, much concern has been expressed on the deleterious effects that anthropogenic emissions of acidic pollutants have on ecosystems of both industrialized countries and remote areas of the world. In many of these regions, seasonal snowcover is a major factor in the transfer of atmospheric pollutants, either to terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems or to the more permanent reservoirs of glaciers and ice sheets. The recognition of the role that seasonal snowcovers can thus play in the chemical dynamics of whole ecosystems was recently echoed by the Committee on Glaciology of the National Research Council (National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine) which recommended that studies on "Impurities in the snowpack, their discharge into runoff, and management of the problem" be rated at the highest prority level (ref. a). It is in this context that the Advanced Research Institute (ASI) brought together scientists active in the fields of snow physics, snow chemistry and snow hydrology. The programme was structured so as to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas on the theories for the chemical evolution of seasonal snowcovers and snowmelt and on the impact of the chemical composition of the meltwaters on the different components of hydrological systems. As a consequence the ASI also attracted participants from potential users of the information that was disseminated; these were particularly concerned with the effects of snowmelt and snowcover on terrestrial biota and those of lakes and streams.

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` This volume should serve as the starting point for this area of science. '
British Antartic Survey. '

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université du Québec, Ste-Foy, Canada

    H. G. Jones

  • Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, University of Salford, Lancashire, UK

    W. J. Orville-Thomas

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Seasonal Snowcovers: Physics, Chemistry, Hydrology

  • Editors: H. G. Jones, W. J. Orville-Thomas

  • Series Title: Nato Science Series C:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3947-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1987

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2564-6Published: 31 October 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8251-8Published: 17 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-3947-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1389-2185

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 746

  • Topics: Hydrogeology, Physical Chemistry, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution

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