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Annals of Glaciology | 2012

Dependence of the water retention curve of snow on snow characteristics

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

Experimental analysis of preferential flow in dry snowpack

Takafumi Katsushima; Satoru Yamaguchi; Toshiro Kumakura; Atsushi Sato


Cold Regions Science and Technology | 2014

A multi-dimensional water transport model to reproduce preferential flow in the snowpack

Hiroyuki Hirashima; Satoru Yamaguchi; Takafumi Katsushima


The Cryosphere | 2016

Observations of capillary barriers and preferential flow in layered snow during cold laboratory experiments

Francesco Avanzi; Hiroyuki Hirashima; Satoru Yamaguchi; Takafumi Katsushima; Carlo De Michele


The Cryosphere Discussions | 2015

Laboratory-based observations of capillary barriers and preferential flow in layered snow

Francesco Avanzi; Hiroyuki Hirashima; Satoru Yamaguchi; Takafumi Katsushima; C. De Michele


Cold Regions Science and Technology | 2014

Comparison of snowpack on a slope and on flat land focusing on the effects of water infiltration

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

A Multi-Dimensional Water Transport Model to Reproduce the Preferential Flow in a Snowpack

Hiroyuki Hirashima; Satoru Yamaguchi; Takafumi Katsushima


International Snow Science Workshop, Davos 2009, Proceedings | 2009

Measurement of dynamic water­entry value for dry snow

Takafumi Katsushima; Satoru Yamaguchi; Toshiro Kumakura; Atsushi Sato


International Snow Science Workshop Grenoble – Chamonix Mont-Blanc - October 07-11, 2013 | 2013

Comparison of a Snowpack on a Slope and Flat Land by Focusing on the Effect of Water Infiltration

Shinji Ikeda; Takafumi Katsushima; Yasuhiko Ito; Hiroki Matsushita; Yukari Takeuchi; Kazuya Akiyama


International Snow Science Workshop 2014 Proceedings, Banff, Canada | 2014

Estimation of Water Infiltration Through Channels in Snowpack on a Slope

Shinji Ikeda; Takafumi Katsushima; Hiroki Matsushita; Yasuhiko Ito; Yukari Takeuchi; Kazuya Akiyama

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Toshiro Kumakura

Nagaoka University of Technology

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Yukari Takeuchi

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

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Minjiao Lu

Nagaoka University of Technology

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