The Cryosphere
The Cryosphere
TC
Articles | Volume 18, issue 5
Articles | Volume 18, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-2557-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-2557-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 5
Research article
 | 
24 May 2024
Research article |  | 24 May 2024

Mapping surface hoar from near-infrared texture in a laboratory

James Dillon, Christopher Donahue, Evan Schehrer, Karl Birkeland, and Kevin Hammonds

Viewed

Total article views: 3,517 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
2,465 911 141 3,517 168 278
  • HTML: 2,465
  • PDF: 911
  • XML: 141
  • Total: 3,517
  • BibTeX: 168
  • EndNote: 278
Views and downloads (calculated since 10 Jan 2024)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 10 Jan 2024)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 3,517 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 3,496 with geography defined and 21 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 

Cited

Saved (final revised paper)

Discussed (final revised paper)

Latest update: 30 May 2026
Download
Short summary
Surface hoar crystals are snow grains that form when vapor deposits on a snow surface. They create a weak layer in the snowpack that can cause large avalanches to occur. Thus, determining when and where surface hoar forms is a lifesaving matter. Here, we developed a means of mapping surface hoar using remote-sensing technologies. We found that surface hoar displayed heightened texture, hence the variability of brightness. Using this, we created surface hoar maps with an accuracy upwards of 95 %.
Read more
Share