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Steenburgh Jim |
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Secrets of the greatest snow on earth : weather, climate change, and finding deep powder in Utah's Wasatch mountains and around the world / / Jim Steenburgh |
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Boulder, Colorado : , : Utah State University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-4920-1678-0 |
0-87421-951-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (199 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Climatic changes |
Global warming |
Weather |
Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 reputation. Steenburgh also examines ski and snowboard regions beyond Utah, making this book a meteorological guide to mountain weather and snow climates around the world. Chapters explore mountain weather, avalanches and snow safety, historical accounts of weather events and snow conditions, and the basi |
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