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100 1 _aLaChapelle, Edward.
245 1 0 _aSecrets of the snow :
_bvisual clues to avalanche and ski conditions /
_cEdward LaChapelle.
260 _aSeattle, Wash. :
_bUniversity of Washington Press ;
_aChesham :
_bCombined Academic,
_c2001.
300 _ax,101p. :
_bill.. ;
_c22cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 2 _aIntroduction -- Large-Scale Features -- Wind on Snow -- Local Wind Features -- Small-Scale Wind Features -- Other Snow-Surface Features -- Avalanche-Related Features -- Snow in Trees -- Melting Snow -- Other Snow Features
520 8 _aSecrets of the Snow describes visual snow features and textures arising from climate, wind-drift, layering, solar radiation and melting, and explains how snow may be read for information on avalanche formation and suitability for winter sports.
650 0 _aSnow.
650 0 _aAvalanches
_xControl
650 7 _aPopular Science and Mathematics.
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650 7 _aClimbing & mountaineering
_2thema
650 7 _aWinter sports
_2thema
650 7 _aMeteorology & climatology
_2thema
650 7 _aGeological surface processes (geomorphology)
_2thema
650 7 _aScience: general issues
_2thema
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