Meteorological Controls on Snow Accumulation and Chemistry in the St. Elias Mountains This Project is supported by a generous grant from the Dan and Betty Churchill Exploration Fund Nate Vogan July 6th to 24th, 2006 The Arctic plays a prominent role in global climate change research because of both its sensitivity to changing climate and read more Meteorological Controls on Snow Accumulation and Chemistry in the St. Elias Mountains and the Implications for Ice Core Research in Regions of High Relief