B.5 Expanded Equations

Several equations are presented in abbreviated form in the text. The expanded versions below are intended to explain how the abbreviated versions were derived.

SECTION 1.22 HN24W (mm) = mass of snow sample (g) area of sample tube (cm2) x 10

Expanded Equation:

HN24W (mm) = mass (g) area (cm2) x 1 (cm2) 100 (mm2) x 1 (cm3 of water) 100 (g of water) x 1000 (mm3) 1 (cm3)

SECTION 1.23 ρ( kg m3 ) = mass of snow sample (g) sample volume (cm3) x 1000 1,000,000 (cm 1 (m3) 3) x 1 (kg) 1000 (g)

Expanded Equation:

ρ( kg m3 ) = mass of snow sample (g) sample volume (cm3) x

SECTION 1.23

ρ ( kg )

m3 HN24W (mm) H2D (cm) x 100

Expanded Equation:

ρ ( kg )

m3 = water equiv. of snow sample (mm) height of snow sample (cm) 1 (cm) 10 (mm) 1 (g water) 1 (cm3 water) 1,000,000 (cm3) 1 (m3)

x x x 1 (kg) 1000 (g) x