Takafumi Katsushima
Toyama National College of Technology
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Annals of Glaciology | 2012
Satoru Yamaguchi; Kunio Watanabe; Takafumi Katsushima; Atsushi Sato; Toshiro Kumakura
Abstract The water retention curve (WRC), which shows the relationship between the volumetric liquid water content, θ v, and suction, h, is a fundamental part of the characterization of hydraulic properties. Therefore, the formulation of the WRC as a function of snow characteristics is essential for establishing a model of water movement through the snow cover. In this study, we measured the WRC of several snow samples, which had different characteristics (grain size, bulk dry density and grain type), using a gravity drainage column experiment and then analysed these data using the Van Genuchten soil physics model (VG model). The shape of the WRC depended strongly on both the sample grain size, d, and bulk dry density, ρ. Therefore, we introduced the parameter ρ/d to model the WRC of snow. The relationships between the parameters α and n of the VG model and ρ/d change with grain type. For melt forms, α, which is related to the inverse value of the air-entry suction, increases quickly as ρ/d decreases, whereas n, which is related to the gradient of θ v vs h, increases with ρ/d. Conversely, neither of these parameters of the VG model for rounded grains showed obvious dependence on ρ/d. These results suggest that water movement through snow cover can be modelled using grain size, bulk dry density and grain type based on the soil physics model.
Cold Regions Science and Technology | 2013
Takafumi Katsushima; Satoru Yamaguchi; Toshiro Kumakura; Atsushi Sato
Cold Regions Science and Technology | 2014
Hiroyuki Hirashima; Satoru Yamaguchi; Takafumi Katsushima
The Cryosphere | 2016
Francesco Avanzi; Hiroyuki Hirashima; Satoru Yamaguchi; Takafumi Katsushima; Carlo De Michele
The Cryosphere Discussions | 2015
Francesco Avanzi; Hiroyuki Hirashima; Satoru Yamaguchi; Takafumi Katsushima; C. De Michele
Cold Regions Science and Technology | 2014
Shinji Ikeda; Takafumi Katsushima; Hiroki Matsushita; Yasuhiko Ito; Yukari Takeuchi; Kazuya Akiyama
International Snow Science Workshop Grenoble – Chamonix Mont-Blanc - October 07-11, 2013 | 2013
Hiroyuki Hirashima; Satoru Yamaguchi; Takafumi Katsushima
International Snow Science Workshop, Davos 2009, Proceedings | 2009
Takafumi Katsushima; Satoru Yamaguchi; Toshiro Kumakura; Atsushi Sato
International Snow Science Workshop Grenoble – Chamonix Mont-Blanc - October 07-11, 2013 | 2013
Shinji Ikeda; Takafumi Katsushima; Yasuhiko Ito; Hiroki Matsushita; Yukari Takeuchi; Kazuya Akiyama
International Snow Science Workshop 2014 Proceedings, Banff, Canada | 2014
Shinji Ikeda; Takafumi Katsushima; Hiroki Matsushita; Yasuhiko Ito; Yukari Takeuchi; Kazuya Akiyama