Research Article
Nov 1967
Long-Chain Alcohol Suppression of Snow Evaporation
Authors: James R. Meiman and Charles W. SlaughterAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 93, Issue 6
Abstract
Autoradiographs and pan studies in the laboratory indicate that long-chain alcohols suppress evaporation from snow if applied as an emulsion. A 1 mg point source of activated hexadecanol (cetyl-1-C14 alcohol) spreads rapidly on ice water. The spread on a melting snow surface, sufficiently concentrated to form a compressed film, is less than 1 cm per hr. In evaporation pan studies with snow, application of powdered Sav-a-Pond (32% hexadecanol, 60% octadecanol) at 50 lb per acre and 100 lb per acre does not result in evaporation reductions. A 10% emulsion of Sav-a-Pond in water yields average evaporation reductions of 38% from a melting snow surface during short duration tests.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 93 • Issue 6 • November 1967
Pages: 271 - 280
Copyright
© 1967 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Published in print: Nov 1967
Published online: Feb 3, 2021
Permissions
Request permissions for this article.
Authors
Affiliations
James R. Meiman
Assoc. Prof., College of Forestry and Natural Resources, Colorado State Univ
Charles W. Slaughter
Graduate Research Asst., College of Forestry and Natural Resources, Colorado State Univ.; presently at U. S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engrg. Lab., Hanover, N. H
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.
Cited by
View Options
Get Access
Access content
Please select your options to get access
Log in/Register
Log in via your institution (Shibboleth)
ASCE Members:
Please log in to see member pricing
Purchase
Save for later Item saved, go to cart Information on ASCE Library Cards
ASCE Library Cards let you download journal articles, proceedings papers, and available book chapters across the entire ASCE Library platform. ASCE Library Cards remain active for 24 months or until all downloads are used. Note: This content will be debited as one download at time of checkout.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
Get Access
Access content
Please select your options to get access
Log in/Register
Log in via your institution (Shibboleth)
ASCE Members:
Please log in to see member pricing
Purchase
Save for later Item saved, go to cart Information on ASCE Library Cards
ASCE Library Cards let you download journal articles, proceedings papers, and available book chapters across the entire ASCE Library platform. ASCE Library Cards remain active for 24 months or until all downloads are used. Note: This content will be debited as one download at time of checkout.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.