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Intensive field, laboratory, and classroom study of physical processes in the mountain snowpack. Snow accumulation and ablation, metamorphism, physical and chemical properties, and remote sensing. Role of snow in watershed hydrology, water resources, and recreation. |
Syllabus
Instructor(s)
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Exams
| Date | Title |
| 3/28/2008 |
Final Exam |
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Lectures
| Date | Title |
| 3/26/2008 |
09 - Remote sensing of alpine snow |
| 3/26/2008 |
10 - Snow properties relation to runoff |
| 3/26/2008 |
11 - Historical trends in Sierra Nevada snow cover |
| 3/26/2008 |
12 - Beacon searches and hasty pits |
| 3/25/2008 |
04 - Energy balance |
| 3/25/2008 |
05 - Metamorphism |
| 3/25/2008 |
06 - Avalanche forecasting at Mammoth Mountain |
| 3/25/2008 |
07 - Brief history of control methods at Mammoth Mountain |
| 3/25/2008 |
08 - Stubbornness: depth-frequency relationships in snow avalanches |
| 3/24/2008 |
US Army CRREL overview |
| 3/24/2008 |
01. Introduction |
| 3/24/2008 |
02 - Snow crystals in atmosphere and snowpack |
| 3/24/2008 |
03 - Snow data in Sierra Nevada |
| 3/25/2003 | Himalayan avalanche sequence (impressive) |
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Links
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Logistics
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Logistics and Equipment |
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Photos
| Date | Title |
| 3/26/2004 |
Slides - Cornice and Drop Out |
| 3/25/2003 | The Dynamite Man |
| 3/25/2003 |
Group at instrument site |
| 3/25/2003 |
Setting charge in a cornice |
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Readings
| Date | Title |
| Spring 2008 Reading List |
MESM
