GEOG 383 - Snow

Description:
Processes and factors resulting in snowfall and snowpack patterns overall space and time. Snowpack development and metamorphosis. Snowfall and snowpack measurement. Impacts of snowfall and snowpack on avalanches, landforms, vegetation, and runoff in a warming world.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: GEOG 107 or permission of instructor.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes, Activities and Assessments

Learner Outcome	Activity (optional)	Assessment
Recognize processes and factors resulting in snowfall.	Analyze topographic and weather data.	Lab/field exercise; Exam
Map spatial and temporal patterns of snowfall and snowpack.	Analyze weather and SNOTEL snowpack site data.	Lab/field exercise; Exam
Analyze snowpack development and metamorphosis.	Examine snowpits.	Lab/field exercise; Exam
Measure snowfall and snowpack.	Examine snowpits.	Lab/field exercise; Exam
Examine the impacts of snowfall and snowpack on avalanches, landforms, vegetation, and runoff.	Examine snowpits, topographic maps, aerial photographs, and hydrologic data	Lab/field exercise; Exam
Estimate the impacts of a warming world on snowfall and snowpack.	Examine climate projections for the Pacific Northwest in relation to topographic maps.	Lab/field exercise; Exam