This experimental observation was carried out at Takada to study the mechanism of snow melting such as the relation between the structure of snow packs or layers and the mass of snow melt. At the same time an effective method of observation was also studied.
The following interesting results were obtained.
(1) It was observed that the horizontal infiltration by snow melting was larger than the vertical. When the burst of snow melting occurred, it did not continue long time and soon became stationary again. In the experiment it was also observed that the horizontal infiltration flow ceased at the interval of 25-50 cm, but some times the interval was nearly 100 cm.
At the ceasing points, the horizontal flow then turned to the vertical infiltration or it resumed the same horizontal flow again.
(2) At the observation of snow melting on a flat land it was found that the values may be obtained by only one rain gauge. The size of which may be sufficient in 1-2 metre of caliber.
(3) As to the interval of observation, approximately 3-6 hours will be good enough on a flat land, but shorter interval will be preferable on a slope.
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