Snow depth and snow water equivalent (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Snow depth and snow water equivalent

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From snow properties and dust concentrations at Atwater Study Plot, researchers estimated the acceleration of melt due to dust. They found that the dusty snowpack melted about a week earlier.

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Skiles et al. 2018. <i>Enviro Res Letters</i>

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