Snow Hydrology Project, Spring 2001
The Hydrology Class (Geology 343) measured snow pack density at three locations at Altona-Flat Rock. One site was forested, the second site was impacted by selective thinning and the final site was a concrete barrier (Scar Pit) that was intended to hold in water behind the Miner Dam. Results of the project will be posted soon. For now there are photographs of the class activities during the field exercise. Yes! You can even study hydrology in the winter!
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Students
are ready to take a snow sample using a snow tube. Snow samples of
known volume (500 cm³) were collected at different depths from the snow
pit. The density and water content of each sample was
calculated. The students pictured are Jennifer Chapin (standing in
back), Nicholas Mitrus (standing in the foreground) and Theresa Fischer (sitting in the snow pit with the snow tube).
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| Vincent DeLaura has just collect a snow sample and is preparing the snow tube for weighing. | |
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A photograph of the thinned forest site at Altona-Flat Rock taken in February, 2001. Snow pack was usually about 30-50 cm deep. The water content of the snow averaged about 30%. |
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