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Research article
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07 Apr 2016
Research article |
| 07 Apr 2016
Metamorphism during temperature gradient with undersaturated advective airflow in a snow sample
Pirmin Philipp Ebner
Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, 7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, 7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland
Aldo Steinfeld
Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Short summary
Changes of the porous ice structure were observed in a snow sample. Sublimation occurred due to the slight undersaturation of the incoming air into the warmer ice matrix. Diffusion of water vapor opposite to the direction of the temperature gradient counteracted the mass transport of advection. Therefore, the total net ice change was negligible, leading to a constant porosity profile. However, the strong recrystallization of water molecules in snow may impact its isotopic or chemical content.
Changes of the porous ice structure were observed in a snow sample. Sublimation occurred due to...
