GEG 4470 - Snow Hydrology

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200; GEG 1910 or ENV 3400

Description: This course focuses on snow processes and their function as part of the hydrologic cycle. The course covers snow formation in the atmosphere, snow accumulation and measurement, snow distribution, snowpack metamorphism and basic energy exchange principles, snow chemistry, snow ablation and runoff, watershed processes, and snow management issues. Course content is amplified through case studies and/or field trip(s).

Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ENV or GEG

Cross Listed Course(s): ENV 4470