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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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-304', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Mar 2025
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Michael Lombardo, 28 Apr 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-304', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Mar 2025
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Michael Lombardo, 28 Apr 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (07 May 2025) by Guillaume Chambon
AR by Michael Lombardo on behalf of the Authors (07 May 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (19 Jun 2025) by Guillaume Chambon
AR by Michael Lombardo on behalf of the Authors (19 Aug 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (21 Aug 2025) by Guillaume Chambon
AR by Michael Lombardo on behalf of the Authors (22 Aug 2025)  Manuscript 
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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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