Title
Researching Snow: More Than Just Hitting the Slopes
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Synopsis
Everyone has heard that no two snowflakes are alike. In this podcast, Dr. Marshall describes snow as one of the most dynamic and variable materials on earth. Snow changes from the moment it forms in the sky, as it is blown across the landscape, and as it begins to settle and compact, until it melts and eventually ends up in our water supply. The pattern of snow distribution at the hillslope scale is often highly variable, in terms of both the total amount of water stored in solid form as well as the mechanical properties, and this variability leads to complicated and interesting problems for snow avalanche and hydrologic science. Dr. Marshall takes you inside this important research, and discusses its relevance in straightforward terms.
More Information About the Researcher
Dr. Marshall is an assistant professor of geophysics in the geoscience department at Boise State University, and an expert consultant for the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.
Podcast Date
1-9-2012
Podcast Duration
16.36
Disciplines
Geophysics and Seismology | Glaciology
Rights Information
This material is copyrighted by Boise State University.
Recommended Citation
Marshall, Hans-Peter, "Researching Snow: More Than Just Hitting the Slopes" (2012). Beyond the Blue Podcasts. 1.
https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/beyond_the_blue_podcasts/1