Eastern faces of "Australia's Alp" (the one, singular) - Mount Feathertop - in ATES rating colours for the first time ever.
Red = extreme, dark grey = complex, blue = challenging, green = simple.
No trees are included in this one, some lower slopes will get downgraded with application of realistic forest cover (if I can find data or lidar of the area)
A story about applications for the ATES in Australian conditions coming soon!
RE: https://mastodonapp.uk/@brainsmatter/116299293666883312
hey #cryosphere #snowscience #glaciology - this is a good lead to follow. Yes, many non US events are held ππ» - however in-person events in tye US, aimed at international audiences are still routinely advertised on cryolist...
Here's a different end of the snow scale - the world's tiniest snowpit??
We did both ends of the scale. I've dug 1.5- 1.8m deep pits on flat ice. And these...
(if you've come for the hashtags to this one, read up thread for context π π. Also favourites are great - boosts are better. As usual this is a "spruiking for an income" thread. Thanks!)
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@theperpetuallycurious8/115730365088285838
β¨ Ever wonder why fresh snow sparkles in sunlight? Individual crystal facets act as tiny mirrors. When light hits at just the right angle, these flat surfaces create specular reflection: brilliant pinpoints distinct from snow's overall whiteness. Old snow loses this sparkle as crystals round through sintering, trading mirrors for curves.
β The full journey through snow's optics
Some fun memories. In Norway I spent a bunch of time poking around mountains on KvalΓΈya, practicing my snowcraft, exploring with friends and speaking with the mountains on some solo missions.
I sure miss it. And I'm so grateful I got to go there. Life has been pretty bittersweet in the few years since - however, it's always something I'll remember...
#snowscience #skiMountains #timelineCleanse #internationalMountainDay
"Here, we map where snow meets the forest by computing the proportion of snowfall over forest. We used a global climate reanalysis and satellite tree cover data to derive the fraction of snowfall over forests at 0.1Β° resolution."
Work by University of #Utah based Cluster member McKenzie Skiles is cited in this #OpenAccess article recently published by Geophysical Research Letters.
ππ: https://bit.ly/3H6D8Nw
βοΈ ICYMI: Watch Noah Molotch explain how remote sensing technology is helping forecast water availability in the Rocky Mountains. Nicely edited short video by @VOANews https://buff.ly/3w9nrzF
For water managers in drought-stricken regions, accurate forecasts of water availability are critically important. Matt Dibble shows how remote sensing technology is helping in the Rocky Mountains in this edition of LogOn.
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