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250 cc or 500 cc

250 cc or 500 cc

New item! 500 cc SIPRE tube #firn #glaciology #sno

New item!
500 cc SIPRE tube
#firn
#glaciology
#snowscience

Trickle down from NASA programs to public good is

Trickle down from NASA programs to public good is immeasurable.
#toothpaste
#plaqueremoval
#snowremoval
#NASASnowEx

Candle ice layer found in an aufeis deposit. This

Candle ice layer found in an aufeis deposit. This residual patch is going to make through the entire melt season.
#aufeis #candleice #cryosphere #ice #snowscience #arctic #arcticwild

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That time already? Percolation columns in the Salt

That time already? Percolation columns in the Salt River Range. Observed last week by John Fitzgerald of Bridger Teton Avalanche Center.

Fairly significant dust layer in the Front Range s

Fairly significant dust layer in the Front Range snowpack.
11,000’
#anotherdayattheoffice

Snow following fire. Seeing more subcanopy drift t

Snow following fire. Seeing more subcanopy drift this year and faster melt. The sun “sees” this dark substrate though the shallow snowpack sooner and melts at alarming rates. Color fotos look like B/W.

Earth Day. No excuse for boredom. #arcticsky

Earth Day. No excuse for boredom.
#arcticsky

Ice on snow. Snow on ice. Bergs berthed in pack ic

Ice on snow. Snow on ice. Bergs berthed in pack ice until they’re birthed by breakup. 2800 mi northeast of Fort Collins, 38,000’ agl.
#seat32F

Boise State snow researcher Megan Mason working on

Boise State snow researcher Megan Mason working on SnowEx 2021. Dressed for the occasion in a snowmetrics face shield.

Old photo, but just spent the last few days diggin

Old photo, but just spent the last few days digging and eating this structural junk. At least it tastes good. Facet farm.

Looking for order in a seemingly chaotic world. Do

Looking for order in a seemingly chaotic world. Downed trees in snow show wind patterns and directions during East Troublesome Fire. Aftermath. What an amazingly f****d up year this has been.

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Nice office. ❄️❄️

Nice office. ❄️❄️

Rare Tasmanian tree frog snow crystal found in Roc

Rare Tasmanian tree frog snow crystal found in Rockies. The polar jet recently dipped so far south that random species including wallabies, Tasmanian devils, and even leapin’ lagomorphs have made the hemispheric jump. More proof that climate change isn’t just a hoax.

Another Christmas crystal. The black dots look lik

Another Christmas crystal. The black dots look like rime droplets, but they are actually very small surface hoar nodules that are sublimating under late-morning conditions.

Snowfall in Wilson on 12/27

Snowfall in Wilson on 12/27

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Snow Science for Kids

Snow School Brings Science Education to Rural Students Kerry McClay and the Snow School are... Read more →

Permafrost melting in Alaska poses huge environmental threat

Colleague Chris Heimstra reports! Chris does lots of interesting and important work in the cryosphere... Read more →