Snow Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Examination of Snow‐covered Ecosystems.

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Although DeWalle and Rango do not provide an exhaustive survey of the methods and applications of snow hydrology, filling the gaps that I have hinted at would likely produce a cumbersome and less readable volume. The authors state in the preface that this book has developed from their experiences of teaching snow hydrology classes and is intended as a text for upper-level undergraduate or graduate classes; it will serve this purpose well. Like the earlier snow science publications from Cambridge University Press, Principles of snow hydrology is handsomely produced and lavishly illustrated but not cheap. The price may deter all but the most dedicated students of snow hydrology, but it will be a useful addition to the bookshelf of anyone teaching a course or conducting research in this area. REFERENCES Andreadis, K.M. and D.P. Lettenmaier. 2006. Assimilating remotely sensed snow observations into a macroscale hydrology model. Adv. Water Resour., 29(6), 872-886. Armstrong, R.L. and E. Brun, eds. 2008. Snow and climate: physical processes, surface energy exchange and modeling. Cambridge, etc., Cambridge University Press. Barnett, T.P., J.C. Adam and D.P. Lettenmaier. 2005. Potential impacts of a warming climate on water availability in snow-dominated regions. Nature, 438(7066), 303-309.