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Must be time to study the liquid state.

Must be time to study the liquid state.

Great team. Good equipment. Clear plan. Miss this

Great team. Good equipment. Clear plan. Miss this stuff. Don’t miss flat light.
#snowscience
#caribiiclan
#arcticfieldwork

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This is why we measure daily snowfall on snow boar

This is why we measure daily snowfall on snow boards and snow pillows, and winter precipitation in snow pits and surveys.
#nrcs
#nrcsrocks
#snotel
#snotelbestdatataxmoneycanbuy

Do your own pit and compare notes with your ski pa

Do your own pit and compare notes with your ski partner. Same amount of time, twice the beta. Here Luke @downhillinbasta and Mable are gettin’ after it.
#snowscience
#knowyoursnow

Mega pit days are the most fun. #cmcavalanchescie

Mega pit days are the most fun.
#cmcavalanchescience
#coloradomountaincollege
#snowscience

Wow that’s a 20 mm graupel pellet. Just fell out

Wow that’s a 20 mm graupel pellet. Just fell out of the sky in Wilson. Must have made a big thud, like those fat spiders you don’t see but you do hear. 🤣🙀
📷@dylatory_

Don’t forget the taste test in your bag of tools

Don’t forget the taste test in your bag of tools. Two bites on the backside are always the best.

Should be packing for Baffin right now. Stay at ho

Should be packing for Baffin right now. Stay at home. It’s the right thing to do.
#jakedriving
#shariandjakesteam

Dylan setting up for density profile in Newcomb’

Snowpackology and geology have so many interesting

Snowpackology and geology have so many interesting parallels. These pictures show processes of deposition, erosion, metamorphism, and tectonics. These operate on times scales from seconds to millions of years and spatial scales from molecules to mountain ranges. The time frame is compressed in seasonal snowpacks, which is one of the reasons they are so interesting and dangerous. This 30,000’ view from an airplane isn’t that different than standing back and looking at a snowpit wall.
#seat31F

Tough times. Reach out to friends and those in ne

Tough times.
Reach out to friends and those in need.
Watch your tail feathers.

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Melt forms with surface hoar. What a difference a

Melt forms with surface hoar. What a difference a few hours makes. Energy balance is never in balance. That’s why the snowpack is always changing. Look, then look again.
#snowscience

Chains of uncertainty.

Chains of uncertainty.

Chains of faceted snow growing below a nearly soli

Chains of faceted snow growing below a nearly solid ice lens.
#snowscience
#facets

Patterned ground. Cryogenics. #northslope #snowsc

Patterned ground. Cryogenics.
#northslope
#snowscience
#icescience

That time of year again. Discontinuous ice lenses,

That time of year again. Discontinuous ice lenses, thick and thin.
#snowscience
#ifitsblueitstwo

When I was a teenager, Newcomb took me under his w

When I was a teenager, Newcomb took me under his wing. I listened carefully. He has never stopped asking questions and being curious. He has never stopped learning. 40+ years later, @dylatory_ is listening carefully. Two of my favorite humans. ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ #lifelonglearning
#snowscience

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Permafrost melting in Alaska poses huge environmental threat

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