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Title:

Spatial Variability of Thaw Depth

Abstract:

Statistical and spatial analyses were used to determine the variability of thaw using existing thaw depth datasets from various sites with a variety of climatic and terrain conditions. Results from the statistical and spatial analysis can be used to develop an approach to characterizing the spatial variability of thawing soil, to spatially distribute soil properties based on point data or one-dimensional models, or to populate sparse data sets with terrain properties. They are also useful for analyzing impact of thaw distribution on predictive models, such as for predicting vehicle mobility or surface runoff.

Source(s):

82nd Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting. For an electronic copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.

Date: 2003

Author:

Affleck, Shoop

Keywords:


Subsurface conditions

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