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Measuring a snow core

By Alaska Science Center
close up of a snow core. The layers that make up snow cores are measured to determine the density of the snow and ice.
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Measuring a snow core. The layers that make up snow cores are measured to determine the density of the snow and ice.

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Public Domain.

Photographer: Louis Sass, USGS