Snow Sciences: The physics avalanches

Instructor: Charles M. Rubin
Lecture: Wednesday, 7:30-9:30PM
Lab: Snowqualamie Pass
Friday, 11:45am - 4:30pm
Text: The Avalanche Handbook, Edition II, McClung and Schaerer, 2006
Fieldbook: AIARE Field Notebook
Office: Hebeler 109 (Rubin)
email: charlier@geology.cwu.edu

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Winter 2009 Information

Determining the likelihood of an avalanche is a critical decision faced by snow scientists and avalanche professionals. GEOL 410 provides an introduction to the physical processes in snow dynamics, snowpack accumulation, redistribution, metamorphism, energy balance, ablation, and runoff. Go to lecture handouts for copies of required papers for reading.

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Snow Science Research at CWU

Go to Avalanche studies and research for information about snow science research at CWU.

NWAC Telemetry

Everyday go to www.nwac.us and record weather observations for Apental/Snoqualmie Pass. Do this every night or in the morning. Go to laboratory information for data recording requirements using the NWAC telemetry.

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