Detection of frictional meltwater on snow surface using a humidity indicator

• Main Authors: Shiraz Ahmed Siddiqui (Author), Michael Hasler (Author), Martin Mössner (Author), Joost van Putten (Author), Kurt Schindelwig (Author), Werner Nachbauer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Bern Open Publishing, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction & Purpose The low friction coefficient of a ski on snow is due to the formation of a meltwater layer between the ski base and the snow surface. It is a widely accepted theory that the formation of this meltwater is due to frictional heating (Bowden & Hughes, 1939). The experimen...