SNOW HYDROLOGY (GEOG 4321): SNOW METAMORPHISM

Instuctor: Mark Williams

Telephone: 492-4794 or 492-8830

ET SNOW GRAINS AND BONDING

ET snow crystals. Red color is pore space between snow grains.
Snow grains have a rounded appearance.
The polarized light results in different grains generally having a different color.
Note the sintering (bonding) that occurs where two different grains touch as a result of "neck" growth by vapor deposition to the concavity.