keith_w wrote: > "Information gained from studying the structure of snow is vital to > several areas of science as well as to activities that affect our daily > lives..." > > To me, most curious! > WHY is it so "vital" we study the structure of snow? > Does anyone know of a 'primer' that I can read, to educate myself on > this area of study?
I can't offer a specific primer, but I'm sure it has to do with the fact that water is so important to the formation and continuance of life on this planet, water has some unusual properties we don't completely understand, and water makes up so much of the biosphere and its denizens. So anything we learn about water and how it works helps us understand more about the biology and chemistry of life, not to mention its action as the "Universal Solvent" with regards to erosion and other non-biological processes. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
