The Airborne Snow Observatory: Fusion of scanning lidar, imaging spectrometer, and physically-based modeling for mapping snow water equivalent and snow albedo
TH Painter, DF Berisford, JW Boardman… - Remote Sensing of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Snow cover and its melt dominate regional climate and water resources in many of the
world's mountainous regions. Snowmelt timing and magnitude in mountains are controlled …
world's mountainous regions. Snowmelt timing and magnitude in mountains are controlled …
Changes in snowpack accumulation and ablation in the intermountain west
Recent observations have documented declining snow water equivalent (SWE) and earlier
melt in the coastal Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges, and climate models …
melt in the coastal Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges, and climate models …
An evaluation of methods for determining during-storm precipitation phase and the rain/snow transition elevation at the surface in a mountain basin
Determining surface precipitation phase is required to properly correct precipitation gage
data for wind effects, to determine the hydrologic response to a precipitation event, and for …
data for wind effects, to determine the hydrologic response to a precipitation event, and for …
Different sensitivities of snowpacks to warming in Mediterranean climate mountain areas
In this study we quantified the sensitivity of snow to climate warming in selected mountain
sites having a Mediterranean climate, including the Pyrenees in Spain and Andorra, the …
sites having a Mediterranean climate, including the Pyrenees in Spain and Andorra, the …
Evaluation of distributed hydrologic impacts of temperature-index and energy-based snow models
Two commonly used strategies in modeling snowmelt are the energy balance and
temperature-index methods. Here we evaluate the distributed hydrologic impacts of these …
temperature-index methods. Here we evaluate the distributed hydrologic impacts of these …
The role of critical zone observatories in critical zone science
T White, S Brantley, S Banwart, J Chorover… - Developments in earth …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has pioneered an integrated approach
to the study of Earth's Critical Zone by supporting a network of Critical Zone Observatories …
to the study of Earth's Critical Zone by supporting a network of Critical Zone Observatories …
Long‐term snow distribution observations in a mountain catchment: Assessing variability, time stability, and the representativeness of an index site
A Winstral, D Marks - Water Resources Research, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents an analysis of snow distribution heterogeneity and the factors affecting
this variability. The analysis focuses on manually sampled data from 21 snow surveys …
this variability. The analysis focuses on manually sampled data from 21 snow surveys …
Snow distribution, melt and surface water inputs to the soil in the mountain rain–snow transition zone
The timing, magnitude, and spatial distribution of snow cover and the resulting surface water
inputs (SWI) are simulated at a small catchment located in the rain–snow transition zone of …
inputs (SWI) are simulated at a small catchment located in the rain–snow transition zone of …
[HTML][HTML] Influence of snowpack and melt energy heterogeneity on snow cover depletion and snowmelt runoff simulation in a cold mountain environment
CM DeBeer, JW Pomeroy - Journal of hydrology, 2017 - Elsevier
The spatial heterogeneity of mountain snow cover and ablation is important in controlling
patterns of snow cover depletion (SCD), meltwater production, and runoff, yet is not well …
patterns of snow cover depletion (SCD), meltwater production, and runoff, yet is not well …
Estimating surface sublimation losses from snowpacks in a mountain catchment using eddy covariance and turbulent transfer calculations
Sublimation is a critical component of the snow cover mass balance. Although sublimation
can be directly measured using eddy covariance (EC), such measurements are relatively …
can be directly measured using eddy covariance (EC), such measurements are relatively …