A field guide to snow / Matthew Sturm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sturm, Matthew, author.

Series:

Snowy Owl

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Snow.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Fairbanks, Alaska : University of Alaska Press, [2020]

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Structure of the Guide

Where is Snow?

The Crystal Factory

Snowflakes

Snow Layers and Weather

Metamorphism: Snow in the Crucible

The Great White Blanket

Snow and Living Things

Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781602234154

1602234159

OCLC:

1157820156