BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f9c54a43db6d803c41cd75c5bf28c980 CATEGORIES:Field and Summer Schools CREATED:20180410T082223 SUMMARY:CUAHSI's 2019 Snow Measurement Field School LOCATION:Bozeman\, MT\, USA DESCRIPTION:Snow Measurement Field School, January 7 – 10, 2019 || Bozeman, MT\nApplica tion Deadline: August 1st\nCUAHSI is pleased to partner with iSWGR to offer the Snow Measurement Field School, a 4-day field school on making and anal yzing snow measurements.\nCourse Objectives\nThis course will give fundamen tal training to students in making and analyzing snow measurements includin g depth, density, water equivalence, grain size and shape, stratigraphy, te mperature and hardness. Students completing this course will be able to per form high-quality fieldwork and design studies making snowpack measurements .\nBy the end of the course, students should be able to do the following:\n \n - Excavate and prepare a snow pit.\n - Measure profiles of density, snow temperature, grain size, and hardness.\n - Characterize stratigraphy and l ayering, snow surface roughness, and snow grain types.\n - Use a Federal sn ow sampler, an avalanche probe, a Magnaprobe, and other snow measurement eq uipment.\n - Design their own experiment for sampling snow based on specifi c scientific objectives.Eligibility\nThe course is aimed at undergraduate a nd graduate students, post-docs, professionals and senior scientists, model ers and remote sensers that will make snow measurements as part of their re search, or use snowpack data in their research. There are no required prere quisites, but students should be physically able to spend days outside bein g active in the snow.\nHow to Apply\nApplications will be accepted until 5: 00 p.m. EDT on August 1, 2018 via the following Google Form (https://clicks .memberclicks-mail.net/wf/click?upn=p-2BAb9MYBCFYQnqWsG3jZz6RObwcdpIV9011nq d3UVjku9ZsYjjZ-2BDBO-2F7-2B6v1LyEqcfSLvLdlxbXZhnagUwnOWKSw-2BWIsLuAgIGMiukQ B-2BuGxSNXh5F-2F6-2FvVEYbHUJw6_TSpMbg3v0bnocKwF5BSovp0kAitqktRsDENXcBQYfq8t AYgb-2Fpy5-2BtVn4IBwn3iziLSHfwmNIsfKpvNZtQ8tCN6nDQUjdw3DSTtaF5cdyVd0svY0bFI NVouYQDvZPF5VDRliV6q1M0di5Sa16hhwxOgCKZVhYAeEuUCmqRmjafJT6t1vCfOSqL6pe8R8Mq KSJ-2Fnno7QkI3PlQgYQnTkkJElILnCZ-2Faxc1hxQIPUZu2aobKpt1JckN3b9shucLxLwiQQl- 2BsYa0dZ-2F4yuDY6eFy-2Fmt4r9d5pRLZH-2Bj8v8ttFQiU-2Fw3D5CNbbfOHJCy5uCEhExh6D Vzqwupqfz7VKlNoQ-3D-3D). Applications will be reviewed by course instructor s and are evaluated based on the following criteria: clarity of learning ta keaways from course; course relevancy to thesis work and/or job; and potent ial to contribute to university and general science community. Applicants w ill be notified of acceptance on August 16, 2018.\nVisit the event website for additional information on the course and how to appl y.\nQuestions? \nContact Elizabeth Tran at This email address is being prot ected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. document.g etElementById('cloak63cdcb8734965d2500311fc5aee2a48e').innerHTML = ''; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var addy63cdcb8734965d2500311fc5aee2a48e = 'etran' + '& #64;'; addy63cdcb8734965d2500311fc5aee2a48e = addy63cdcb8734965d2500311 fc5aee2a48e + 'cuahsi' + '.' + 'org'; var addy_t ext63cdcb8734965d2500311fc5aee2a48e = 'etran' + '@' + 'cu ahsi' + '.' + 'org';document.getElementById('cloak63cdcb8 734965d2500311fc5aee2a48e').innerHTML += ''+addy_text63cdcb8734965d2500 311fc5aee2a48e+''; \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Snow Measurement Field School, Janu ary 7 – 10, 2019 || Bozeman, MT

Application Deadline: August 1st

CUAHSI is pleased to partner with iSWGR to offer the Snow Measur ement Field School, a 4-day field school on making and analyzing snow measu rements.

Course Objectives
This course will give fundamental training to students in making a nd analyzing snow measurements including depth, density, water equivalence, grain size and shape, stratigraphy, temperature and hardness. Students com pleting this course will be able to perform high-quality fieldwork and desi gn studies making snowpack measurements.

By the end of the course, students should be able to do the following:

Excavate and prepare a snow pit.
< li>Measure profiles of density, snow temperature, grain size, and hardness.
Characterize stratigraphy and layering, snow surface roughness, an d snow grain types.
Use a Federal snow sampler, an avalanche probe, a Magnaprobe, and other snow measurement equipment.
Design their o wn experiment for sampling snow based on specific scientific objectives.
Eligibility
Th e course is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs, profes sionals and senior scientists, modelers and remote sensers that will make s now measurements as part of their research, or use snowpack data in their r esearch. There are no required prerequisites, but students should be physic ally able to spend days outside being active in the snow.
How to Apply
Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. EDT on August 1, 2018 via the following Google Form. Applications will b e reviewed by course instructors and are evaluated based on the following c riteria: clarity of learning takeaways from course; course relevancy to the sis work and/or job; and potential to contribute to university and general science community. Applicants will be notified of acceptance on August 16, 2018.
Visit the e vent website for additional information on the course and how to apply.
Questions? Contact Elizabeth Tran at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.