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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 few hours makes. Energy balance is never in balance. That’s why the snowpack is always changing. Look, then look again.
#snowscience

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Chains of uncertainty.

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

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Patterned ground. Cryogenics.
#northslope
#snowscience
#icescience

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

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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
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I found this graupel layer in 44 of 45 snowpits last month. PWL with variable reactivity. Survived in a consistent strong temperature gradient. The individual graupel balls had very small faceted nodes on them.
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#snowex2020

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Fox tracks laid down in a deeper snow blanket, exposed by wind scour, then comforted by a light sifting of new dendrites. ❄️❄️❄️

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Dr. Carrie Vuyovich measuring HST on Grand Mesa during SnowEX 2020. Carrie is leading the NASA program over the coming years. Strong women leading cool science. 👍🏼❄️
#snowex2020
#womeninscience
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Different goals, same process #nosepen35cm #snowmetrics

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NWS tank full of radars.

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Scarpe diem.
32,000’
DEN->ANC
#seat31F

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Snow cover obviates some terrain features and obfuscates others. All in all, I prefer snow.
32,000’
#seat31F

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Hats are live! Check them out on the website. We've got options for all your fashion and function needs

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Turns out little saucer-shaped pieces of wind-blown spruce bark make good growth sites for surface hoar. 📷 @dylatory_

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Sometimes we need a little help with crystal ID.
#cactus

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New snow settlement

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