Field measurements of snow-drift threshold and mass fluxes, and related model simulations

被引：60

作者：

Judith J. JDoorschot

Michael Lehning

Anouck Vrouwe

机构：

[1] Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research,

来源：

Boundary-Layer Meteorology | 2004年 / 113卷 / 3期

关键词：

Field measurements; Mass flux; Saltation; Snow drift; Suspension; Threshold.;

D O I：

10.1007/s10546-004-8659-z

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摘要：

Field measurements were carried out to calculate the threshold friction velocity for snow saltation, and mass fluxes during snow drift. The wind was measured in three components by an ultrasonic anemometer, and the mass fluxes were determined using an optical sensor (‘snow particle counter’), acoustic sensors (‘Flowcapt’) and mechanical traps. The threshold friction velocity was found to be correlated to the grain size (R2=0.75). The mass flux measurements were compared with numerical simulations of snow drift, and it was demonstrated that the maximum snow transport takes place at shear stress values of roughly two times the average shear stress over 20 min. By implementing a probability distribution for the shear stress the mass flux was simulated with only the mean measured value of the shear stress as input. This procedure enables the future use of the numerical model for operational applications.

引用

页码：347 / 368

页数：21

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