Snowpack Model: Principles and Applications

This lecture covers the principles and applications of the snowpack model, including topics such as snow compaction, settling, heat and mass transfer mechanisms, energy conservation equations, water vapor transport, and phase change processes. The instructor explains the formulation of strain rate in SNOWPACK, thermal conductivity, conservation of mass, and boundary conditions for energy flux and temperature. Various equations and empirical approximations for snow properties are discussed, providing insights into the modeling of snow behavior.