Atmospheric Sciences 511, Earth and Space Sciences 532 “Snow and Ice on the Earth's Surface” Spring 2011
Instructor: Stephen Warren, ATG 524, tel. 543-7230, sgw@atmos.washington.edu
Topics geography of snow and ice physical chemistry of ice and water formation of ice crystals in clouds thermal properties of snow and ice snow metamorphism sea-ice formation and structure; growth and melt of sea ice interaction of solar and infrared radiation with snow and sea ice remote sensing of snow and sea ice; radio-echo sounding of glaciers colors of ice and snow effects of wind on snow snow surface energy budget glacier mass balance "marine ice" on ice shelves Snowball Earth suncups on melting snow climates of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets
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