A macroscale mixture theory analysis of deposition and sublimation rates during heat and mass transfer in dry snow

Hansen, A. C.; Foslien, W. E.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1857-2015

Articles | Volume 9, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1857-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1857-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 5

Research article

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23 Sep 2015

Research article |

| 23 Sep 2015

A macroscale mixture theory analysis of deposition and sublimation rates during heat and mass transfer in dry snow

A. C. Hansen and W. E. Foslien

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RC C409: 'Review: "A macroscale mixture theory..." by Hansen and Foslien', Henning Loewe, 14 Apr 2015
- AC C503: 'Authors' response to review by H Lowe. (tc-2015-34)', Andrew Hansen, 20 Apr 2015
RC C565: 'Review of “A macroscale mixture theory analysis of deposition and sublimation rates during heat and mass transfer in snow” by A. C. Hansen and W. E. Foslien.', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Apr 2015
- AC C621: 'Authors' response to anonymous reviewer #2', Andrew Hansen, 28 Apr 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Andrew Hansen on behalf of the Authors (15 May 2015) Author's response

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (31 May 2015) by Martin Schneebeli

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (15 Jun 2015)

RR by Henning Löwe (16 Jun 2015)

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (17 Jun 2015) by Martin Schneebeli

AR by Andrew Hansen on behalf of the Authors (22 Jun 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (01 Jul 2015) by Martin Schneebeli

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (20 Jul 2015)

RR by Henning Löwe (27 Jul 2015)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (07 Aug 2015) by Martin Schneebeli

AR by Andrew Hansen on behalf of the Authors (11 Aug 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (21 Aug 2015) by Martin Schneebeli

AR by Andrew Hansen on behalf of the Authors (23 Aug 2015) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

We implement a continuum mixture theory to elucidate coupled heat and mass transfer phenomena occurring in a snow cover. The effects of mass transfer near the ground, near the surface including diurnal temperature effects, as well as adjacent to an ice crust are examined. The analysis requires an accurate assessment of thermal conductivity and the mass diffusion coefficient for snow. An analytical model for these parameters is developed, showing remarkable agreement with numerical models.