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Snow
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Avalanche Center 
 This site offers links to sites with information on avalanches worldwide. There are bulletins, news collections of incidents, educational information, information for professional mountaineers, and more. Searchable. http://www.avalanche-center.org/ Topics: Water, Weather Last updated Jun 11, 2006 National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Website for this center that "supports research into our world's frozen realms: the snow, ice, glaciers, frozen ground, and climate interactions that make up Earth's cryosphere." Search or browse data collections, read publications and news, and view images of glaciers and icebergs. The Education Center section has basic information about the cryosphere, frozen ground, snow, and related topics. Part of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder. http://nsidc.org/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Water Last updated Nov 23, 2009 OnTheSnow.com
The heart of this site is the snow reports for the Southern Hemisphere, North America, and Europe. When you pick an area, the names of the resorts (linked to their home pages) are arranged on a grid with columns for New Snow in Inches in the Last 24 Hours, Snow Depth, Surface, Lifts, Trails, Cross Country, and Notes. This site has a lot more information in columns (archived) that review equipment and various ski areas. http://www.onthesnow.com/ Topics: Travel, Water, Weather, Winter Sports Last updated Dec 27, 2002 Pink Snow Mold on Turfgrass
Explains pink snow, a phenomenon in which wild grass underlying snow is affected by the fungus Microdochium nivale, causing snow to have a "pinkish cast." Discusses treatment and fungicides, and includes pictures. From the Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic at Cornell University. http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/FactSheets/pinksnowmold/pinksnowmold.htm Topics: Plants, Plants by Name, Water Last updated Jan 31, 2006 Snow Research
Collection of information related to snow science and engineering topics, such as vegetation and snow interactions, snow chemistry and contaminants, blowing and drifting snow, and snow hydrology. Although much of the information is highly technical, the site also includes images and information about U.S. Department of Defense and other government agency projects related to snow science, cold regions, and U.S. military operations in snow. http://snow.usace.army.mil Topics: Science, Water Last updated Mar 16, 2005 |
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