Abstract
AbstractIn order to gain more insight into the mountain snow-transport mechanisms wind and drift flux measurements have been executed on a ridge crest (mainly during snow-storms). Horizontal wind-speed profiles, measured between 0.3 and 6 m above snow surface, show a hump-shaped course especially for strong winds. Theoretical approximations substantiate that the Bernoullian pressure decrease on the crest may be the main cause for this type of wind profile. Roughness parameters (Z0, u⋆) are determined with the aid of the wind profiles and compared with those reported in the literature. Corresponding drift density profiles coincide with steady-state drift theories as long as wind speeds are low (u1≤ 7-10 m s-1), at greater wind speeds snow plumes of 1 to 1.5 m thickness develop immediately above snow surface. Areal measurements on snow mass-balance differences between windward and lee slopes are used to approximate the total transport over the ridge crest and to derive a quantitative relationship between crest winds and drift-snow deposition on lee slopes.
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