The conference theme was “Bright Lights and Winter Nights

Conference highlights The conference offers an opportunity for professionals and researchers to learn about new information, models and tools that could benefit our users. One of the highlights of this year’s conference was a short course on “Remote Data Collection Communication Options.” Several ex...

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Main Author: Jolyne Lea
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.304.4350
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/SnowNews/2012Summer_SnowNews.pdf
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Summary:Conference highlights The conference offers an opportunity for professionals and researchers to learn about new information, models and tools that could benefit our users. One of the highlights of this year’s conference was a short course on “Remote Data Collection Communication Options.” Several experts on the panel discussed the merits of The technical tour included a trip to Portage Glacier on the Kenai Peninsula. meteor burst, GOES, iridium modems and cell phones to transmit remote climate and SNOTEL station data. A technical tour included DOT avalanche control techniques on the major roads around the city and a visit to Portage Glacier. Oral and poster papers represented the latest snow research, with several papers from the University of Alaska, and speakers from other universities