Measuring Snowpack (IMAGE)

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Measuring Snowpack

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Frank Gehrke, left, of the California Department of Water Resources, measures snow levels in the mountains of El Dorado County, California. New NOAA research shows the potential to predict snow levels a season in advance.

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John Chacon / California Department of Water Resources.

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