Secrets of the greatest snow on earth : weather, climate change, and finding deep powder in Utah's Wasatch mountains and around the world /

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Utah has long claimed to have the greatest snow on Earth-the state itself has even trademarked the phrase. In Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth, Jim Steenburgh investigates Wasatch weather, exposing the myths, explaining the reality, and revealing how and why Utah's powder lives up to its r...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Steenburgh, Jim (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, Colorado : Utah State University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Mountain climate.
Weather > Effect of mountains on.
Climat de montagne.
Temps (Météorologie) > Effets des montagnes sur.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
Ecology
Mountain climate
Weather > Effect of mountains on
Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho) > Environmental conditions.
Wasatch, Monts (Utah et Idaho) > Conditions environnementales.
United States > Wasatch Range
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Secrets; 2. Wasatch Microclimates; 3. Beyond Utah; 4. Flaky Science; 5. Lake Effect; 6. Alta Goes to War; 7. Beyond the Ropes; 8. Powder Prediction; 9. Global Warming; Glossary; Bibliography; About the Author; Index.

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