GEOG 583 - Snow

Description:
Processes and factors resulting in snowfall, snowfall patterns over space and time, snowpack development and metamorphosis, snowfall and snowpack measurement, impacts of snowfall and snowpack on avalanches, landforms, vegetation, and runoff, and snowfall and snowpack in a warming world. GEOG 483 and GEOG 583 are layered courses; a student may not receive credit for both.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: GEOG 107 or instructor permission.

Credits:
(5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Recognize processes and factors resulting in snowfall.
Map spatial and temporal patterns of snowfall and snowpack.
Analyze snowpack development and metamorphosis.
Measure snowfall and snowpack.
Examine the impacts of snowfall and snowpack on avalanches, landforms, vegetation, and runoff.
Estimate the impacts of a warming world on snowfall and snowpack.
Explore the varied literature on snow.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
5/18/2017

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:
Winter Locations Ellensburg