SNOW HYDROLOGY (GEOG 4321): HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT 10

Instuctor: Mark Williams
Telephone: 492-8830

Homework 11

• Assigned 28 May
• Due 31 May (Friday), before class.
• There are 30 possible points.

1. Explain why solutes are eluted from the snow pack in the form of an ionic pulse. Use figures to illustrate your point. (15 points).
2. Why is meltwater flow through snow so difficult to understand? (15 points). Use these terms in your answer:
   • permeability
   • porosity
   • capillary flow
   • grain size
   • grain size distribution
   • gravity flow
   • hydraulic conductivity
   • stratigraphy