Articles | Volume 19, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-4437-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-4437-2025
Research article
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10 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 10 Oct 2025

Quantification of capillary rise dynamics in snow using neutron radiography

Michael Lombardo, Amelie Fees, Anders Kaestner, Alec van Herwijnen, Jürg Schweizer, and Peter Lehmann

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Capillary rise rise experiments in snow using neutron radiography M. Lombardo et al. https://doi.org/10.16904/envidat.572

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Videos of the experiments M. Lombardo et al. https://doi.org/10.16904/envidat.572

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Short summary
Water flow in snow is important for many applications including snow hydrology and avalanche forecasting. This work investigated the role of capillary forces at the soil-snow interface during capillary rise experiments using neutron radiography. The results showed that the properties of both the snow and the transitional layer below the snow affected the water flow. This work will allow for better representations of water flow across the soil–snow interface in snowpack models.
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