Estimating the spatial distribution of snow water equivalent in the world's mountains

J Dozier, EH Bair, RE Davis - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Estimating the spatial distribution of snow water equivalent (SWE) in mountainous terrain is
currently the most important unsolved problem in snow hydrology. Several methods can …

Time–space continuity of daily maps of fractional snow cover and albedo from MODIS

J Dozier, TH Painter, K Rittger, JE Frew - Advances in Water Resources, 2008 - Elsevier
Using reflectance values from the seven MODIS “land” bands with 250 or 500m resolution,
along with a corresponding cloud product, we estimate the fraction of each 500m pixel that …

Scaling snow observations from the point to the grid element: Implications for observation network design

NP Molotch, RC Bales - Water Resources Research, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The spatial distribution of snow water equivalent (SWE) within 16‐, 4‐, and 1‐km2 grid
elements surrounding six snow telemetry (SNOTEL) stations in the Rio Grande headwaters …

Using a fixed-wing UAS to map snow depth distribution: an evaluation at peak accumulation

C De Michele, F Avanzi, D Passoni, R Barzaghi… - The …, 2016 - tc.copernicus.org
We investigate snow depth distribution at peak accumulation over a small Alpine area (∼
0.3 km 2) using photogrammetry-based surveys with a fixed-wing unmanned aerial system …

Estimating the distribution of snow water equivalent using remotely sensed snow cover data and a spatially distributed snowmelt model: A multi-resolution, multi …

NP Molotch, SA Margulis - Advances in water resources, 2008 - Elsevier
Time series of fractional snow covered area (SCA) estimates from Landsat Enhanced
Thematic Mapper (ETM+), Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and …

Methods for measuring atmospheric nitrogen deposition inputs in arid and montane ecosystems of western North America

ME Fenn, JO Sickman, A Bytnerowicz, DW Clow… - Developments in …, 2009 - Elsevier
Measuring atmospheric deposition in arid and snow-dominated regions presents unique
challenges. Throughfall, the flux of nutrients transported in solution to the forest floor, is …

More than just talk: Connecting science and decisionmaking

K Jacobs, G Garfin, M Lenart - Environment: Science and Policy for …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
The movement toward integrat-ingscienceintodecisionmaking processes has its origins in
several arenas: environmental regulations initiated in the 1970s that encourage participation …

Simulating current and future river-flows in the Karakoram and Himalayan regions of Pakistan using snowmelt-runoff model and RCP scenarios

H Hayat, TA Akbar, AA Tahir, QK Hassan, A Dewan… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Upper Indus Basin (UIB) supplies more than 70% flow to the downstream agricultural areas
during summer due to the melting of snow and glacial ice. The estimation of the stream flow …

Snow water equivalent in the Sierra Nevada: Blending snow sensor observations with snowmelt model simulations

B Guan, NP Molotch, DE Waliser… - Water Resources …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We estimate the spatial distribution of daily melt‐season snow water equivalent (SWE) over
the Sierra Nevada for March to August, 2000–2012, by two methods: reconstruction by …

SNOTEL representativeness in the Rio Grande headwaters on the basis of physiographics and remotely sensed snow cover persistence

NP Molotch, RC Bales - Hydrological Processes: An …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In this study we identify the physiographic and snowpack conditions currently represented
by snowpack telemetry (SNOTEL) stations in the Rio Grande headwaters. Based on 8 years …