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Water rushing down the damaged Oroville dam spillway into the river.
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How Infrastructure Standards Miss the Mark on Snowmelt

by Jackie Rocheleau 16 October 20208 September 2022

Nationwide, civil engineers consider precipitation values from NOAA to design their structures. But those values are missing another contributor to flood risk: snowmelt.

A close up image of a snowflake
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New Tool Quantifies and Predicts Snow Droughts

by David Shultz 31 August 202019 October 2021

A new metric for calculating snow water equivalence relies on three methodologies: modeling, satellite imagery, and direct observation.

Photo of snowpack in the Sierra Nevada
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Snowpack Data Sets Put to the Test

by David Shultz 30 March 202031 March 2023

A new study compares the accuracy of three observation-based methods of calculating snow water equivalent, a key component in water management.

Reindeer walking on snow in a forest
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Reindeer Could Trample Permafrost Thaw

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 25 March 202031 January 2022

Thick, fluffy snow traps summer’s heat in the top layers of Arctic permafrost even as winter chills the air above. Grazing animals stomp that snow flat.

Low angle of a snowy field with trees and tiny snowballs
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Researchers Quantify a Seeded Snowpack

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 11 March 202028 February 2023

In Idaho, three hour-long cloud-seeding events created the snow equivalent of about 282 Olympic-sized swimming pools’ worth of water.

A ski chairlift sits motionless above bare ground.
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Here’s What Your Favorite Ski Resort May Look Like in 2085

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 9 January 202028 October 2022

Ski seasons at many of North America’s western resorts might melt away by 2085 because of warming temperatures.

Charts showing seasonal cycles of events caused by precipitation on snow
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Atmospheric Rivers Trigger Heavy Snowmelt in Western USA

by Valeriy Ivanov 13 December 20198 March 2023

A rare atmospheric phenomenon that transports large quantities of water vapor into the coastal watersheds of the western USA is responsible for up to 10–20% of intense snowmelt events in the region.

Graphs showing correlations between satellite retrievals (GPROF) and ground-based (MRMS) observations of precipitation
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Accounting for the Fact that Snow Falls Slower than Rain

by Alessandra Giannini 26 August 201911 August 2022

When calibrating satellite observations with ground-based ones, estimated precipitation rates are improved by considering that snow takes longer to fall compared to rain.

Snow blankets East Gros Ventre Butte, just west of Jackson, Wyo., in the Upper Snake River Basin
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Capturing Snowmelt Patterns from Cloudy Satellite Images

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 2 August 201925 October 2022

A new modeling strategy could improve streamflow predictions in places where mountain snow is a critical source of water.

Lupines bloom in Illilouette Creek Basin in Yosemite National Park.
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Restoring Natural Fire Regimes Can Yield More Water Downstream

by Terri Cook 22 July 20193 November 2022

Research in Yosemite National Park offers a new benchmark for understanding water balance changes in a mountainous basin 4 decades after its natural wildfire regime was reestablished.

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