Field guide to snow

Field guide to snow

by Sturm, Matthew

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"Over my career I have led more than 30 snow expeditions, taught snow science in the classroom at the undergraduate and graduate level, and run more than a dozen field method classes all over the U.S. In the field with my students, we have worked shoulder-to-shoulder in snow pits measuring the density, grain size, and stratigraphy of the snow pack. In that setting I have tried to teach people how to read in the snow the story of the winter. Most beginners at first have trouble seeing the story:…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Field guide to snow / Matthew Sturm.

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"Over my career I have led more than 30 snow expeditions, taught snow science in the classroom at the undergraduate and graduate level, and run more than a dozen field method classes all over the U.S. In the field with my students, we have worked shoulder-to-shoulder in snow pits measuring the density, grain size, and stratigraphy of the snow pack. In that setting I have tried to teach people how to read in the snow the story of the winter. Most beginners at first have trouble seeing the story: it is all just white and the same. But with time, and a little guidance, the winter world has opened up for them. That is what this book is about: just a little guidance for those who might not get a chance to dig a snow pit with me, but who want to know more about the snow"--

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2020

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The Physical Object

  • Description:vii, 192 pages : : illustrations en partie en couleur ; : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781602234147, 1602234140
  • oclc:on1273707523
  • LC Classification:GB2603.2

Subjects

Neige physics Physique Snow snow (precipitation)

Writers

Sturm, Matthew

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