Articles | Volume 14, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-1449-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-1449-2020
Research article
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05 May 2020
Research article |  | 05 May 2020

A model for French-press experiments of dry snow compaction

Colin R. Meyer, Kaitlin M. Keegan, Ian Baker, and Robert L. Hawley

Model code and software

Model for french-press compaction of snow C. R. Meyer https://github.com/colinrmeyer/french-press-compaction

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Short summary
We describe snow compaction laboratory data with a new mathematical model. Using a compression device that is similar to a French press with snow instead of coffee grounds, Wang and Baker (2013) compacted numerous snow samples of different densities at a constant velocity to determine the force required for snow compaction. Our mathematical model for compaction includes airflow through snow and predicts the required force, in agreement with the experimental data.