Reassessment of winter precipitation on Alaska's arctic slope and measurements on the flux of wind blown snow

Authors

• Carl S. Benson

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Description

This research indicates that the existing long-term weather records for snow precipitation on Alaska’s Arctic Slope are too low by a factor of three. The flux of wind blown snow and its average transport distance have also been determined for the major wind directions and averaged over seventeen years of measurement.

Publication Date

9-17-1982

Keywords

Snow, Measurement, Alaska, North Slope

Recommended Citation

Benson, Carl S., "Reassessment of winter precipitation on Alaska's arctic slope and measurements on the flux of wind blown snow" (1982). GI Reports. 91.
https://ualaska.researchcommons.org/uaf_gi_reports/91

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/15391