Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 06:33
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Tundra Nutrient Seasonality

I'm really excited about this snow! What is the highest amount of snowfall you have gotten? --Casey

Thu, 05/31/2012 - 16:05

Susan Steiner

On 5/31/2012 6:35 AM, webmaster@polartrec.com wrote:Hi Casey! It felt a little like Christmas around here last Friday
morning! All total we got about a half to an inch or so of light
powdery snow. Of course, in some places there are drifts leftover from
the winter, which we sometimes walk across. I fell in to one yesterday
evening while sampling and went in up to just above my knee. Walking
and stepping into deep snow like that is called post-holing. That snow
at this elevation is rapidly disappearing now. Thanks for the fun question!

Sat, 06/02/2012 - 08:36

Anonymous

It may not be a lot, but I am still pretty jealous of your low temperatures. Its pretty hot here.-Casey

Sun, 06/03/2012 - 07:06

Susan Steiner

On 6/2/2012 8:36 AM, webmaster@polartrec.com wrote:>
Hi Casey, the snow was pretty fun. All melted around camp, now, and off
of the plots at our research site. The ground is still frozen about 3
inches down, someplaces even closer to the surface. Temps now during
the day are in the 50's, so it is warming up! Thanks for reading my
journals!