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View article: Review article: using spaceborne lidar for snow depth retrievals: recent findings and utility for hydrologic applications
Review article: using spaceborne lidar for snow depth retrievals: recent findings and utility for hydrologic applications Open
Lidar is an effective tool to measure snow depth over key watersheds across the United States. Lidar-derived snow depth observations from airborne platforms have demonstrated centimeter-level accuracy at high spatial resolution. However, g…
View article: An Observation‐Driven Framework for Modeling Post‐Fire Hydrologic Response: Evaluation for Two Central California Case Studies
An Observation‐Driven Framework for Modeling Post‐Fire Hydrologic Response: Evaluation for Two Central California Case Studies Open
In a warming climate, wildfires are becoming increasingly common, especially in semi‐arid environments. Wildfires can disrupt forest ecosystems and induce changes to the land surface. Collectively, these impacts can alter the hydrologic re…
View article: Review article: Using spaceborne lidar for snow depth retrievals: Recent findings and utility for global hydrologic applications
Review article: Using spaceborne lidar for snow depth retrievals: Recent findings and utility for global hydrologic applications Open
Lidar is an effective tool to measure snow depth over key watersheds across the United States. Lidar-derived snow depth observations from airborne platforms have demonstrated centimeter-level accuracy at high spatial resolution. However, g…
View article: Enhancing fine-scale snow cover mapping in forested mountain basins using high-resolution PlanetScope imagery
Enhancing fine-scale snow cover mapping in forested mountain basins using high-resolution PlanetScope imagery Open
View article: Downscaling 3m resolution snow cover from MODIS, VIIRS, and HLS using commercial satellite imagery and terrain information
Downscaling 3m resolution snow cover from MODIS, VIIRS, and HLS using commercial satellite imagery and terrain information Open
View article: Using Commercial Satellite Imagery to Reconstruct 3 m and Daily Spring Snow Water Equivalent
Using Commercial Satellite Imagery to Reconstruct 3 m and Daily Spring Snow Water Equivalent Open
Snow water equivalent (SWE) distribution at fine spatial scales (≤10 m) is difficult to estimate due to modeling and observational constraints. However, the distribution of SWE throughout the spring snowmelt season is often correlated to t…
View article: Using Commercial Satellite Imagery to Reconstruct 3 m and Daily Spring Snow Water Equivalent
Using Commercial Satellite Imagery to Reconstruct 3 m and Daily Spring Snow Water Equivalent Open
Snow water equivalent (SWE) distribution at fine spatial scales (≤ 10 m) is difficult to estimate due to modeling and observational constraints. However, the distribution of SWE throughout the spring snowmelt season is often correlated to …
View article: Quantifying the Impact of Dynamic Lapse Regimes on Spatially-Distributed Snow Simulations
Quantifying the Impact of Dynamic Lapse Regimes on Spatially-Distributed Snow Simulations Open
Accurate characterization of surface meteorological distributions over coastal areas and complex terrain, especially the relationship between temperature and altitude, is essential for the accurate simulation of snowpack dynamics. This bec…
View article: Extending the utility of space-borne snow water equivalent observations over vegetated areas with data assimilation
Extending the utility of space-borne snow water equivalent observations over vegetated areas with data assimilation Open
Snow is a vital component of the earth system, yet no snow-focused satellite remote sensing platform currently exists. In this study, we investigate how synthetic observations of snow water equivalent (SWE) representative of a synthetic ap…
View article: Can Precipitation Intermittency Predict Flooding?
Can Precipitation Intermittency Predict Flooding? Open
View article: Reply on RC2
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Abstract. Snow is a vital component of the Earth system. Yet, no snow-focused satellite remote sensing platform currently exists. In this study, we investigate how synthetic observations of snow water equivalent (SWE) repr…
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Abstract. Snow is a vital component of the Earth system. Yet, no snow-focused satellite remote sensing platform currently exists. In this study, we investigate how synthetic observations of snow water equivalent (SWE) repr…
View article: Comment on egusphere-2023-1603
Comment on egusphere-2023-1603 Open
Abstract. Snow is a vital component of the Earth system. Yet, no snow-focused satellite remote sensing platform currently exists. In this study, we investigate how synthetic observations of snow water equivalent (SWE) repr…
View article: Comment on egusphere-2023-1603
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Abstract. Snow is a vital component of the Earth system. Yet, no snow-focused satellite remote sensing platform currently exists. In this study, we investigate how synthetic observations of snow water equivalent (SWE) repr…
View article: Comment on egusphere-2023-1603
Comment on egusphere-2023-1603 Open
Abstract. Snow is a vital component of the Earth system. Yet, no snow-focused satellite remote sensing platform currently exists. In this study, we investigate how synthetic observations of snow water equivalent (SWE) repr…
View article: Identifying Coherence Across End-of-Century Montane Snow Projections in the Western United States
Identifying Coherence Across End-of-Century Montane Snow Projections in the Western United States Open
Montane snowpack is a vital source of water supply in the Western United States. However, the future of snow in these regions in a changing climate is uncertain. Here, we use a large-ensemble approach to evaluate the consistency across 124…
View article: Interactions between thresholds and spatial discretizations of snow: insights from estimates of wolverine denning habitat in the Colorado Rocky Mountains
Interactions between thresholds and spatial discretizations of snow: insights from estimates of wolverine denning habitat in the Colorado Rocky Mountains Open
Thresholds can be used to interpret environmental data in a way that is easily communicated and useful for decision-making purposes. However, thresholds are often developed for specific data products and time periods, changing findings whe…
View article: Supplementary material to "Extending the utility of space-borne snow water equivalent observations over vegetated areas with data assimilation"
Supplementary material to "Extending the utility of space-borne snow water equivalent observations over vegetated areas with data assimilation" Open
View article: Extending the utility of space-borne snow water equivalent observations over vegetated areas with data assimilation
Extending the utility of space-borne snow water equivalent observations over vegetated areas with data assimilation Open
Snow is a vital component of the Earth system. Yet, no snow-focused satellite remote sensing platform currently exists. In this study, we investigate how synthetic observations of snow water equivalent (SWE) representative of a synthetic a…
View article: Reply on RC2
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Abstract. Thresholds can be used to interpret environmental data in a way that is easily communicated and useful for decision making purposes. However, thresholds are often developed for specific data products and time per…
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Abstract. Thresholds can be used to interpret environmental data in a way that is easily communicated and useful for decision making purposes. However, thresholds are often developed for specific data products and time per…
View article: Can Remotely Sensed Snow Disappearance Explain Seasonal Water Supply?
Can Remotely Sensed Snow Disappearance Explain Seasonal Water Supply? Open
Understanding the relationship between remotely sensed snow disappearance and seasonal water supply may become vital in coming years to supplement limited ground based, in situ measurements of snow in a changing climate. For the period 200…
View article: Interactions between thresholds and spatial discretizations of snow: insights from wolverine habitat assessments in the Colorado Rocky Mountains
Interactions between thresholds and spatial discretizations of snow: insights from wolverine habitat assessments in the Colorado Rocky Mountains Open
Thresholds can be used to interpret environmental data in a way that is easily communicated and useful for decision making purposes. However, thresholds are often developed for specific data products and time periods, changing findings whe…
View article: Inferring Watershed-scale Mean Snow Magnitude and Distribution Using Multidecadal Snow Reanalysis Patterns and Snow Pillow Observations
Inferring Watershed-scale Mean Snow Magnitude and Distribution Using Multidecadal Snow Reanalysis Patterns and Snow Pillow Observations Open
The magnitude and spatial heterogeneity of snow deposition are difficult to model in mountainous terrain. Here, we investigated how snow patterns from a 32-year (1985 – 2016) snow reanalysis in the Tuolumne, Kings, and Sagehen Creek, Calif…
View article: Downscaling Snow Deposition Using Historic Snow Depth Patterns: Diagnosing Limitations From Snowfall Biases, Winter Snow Losses, and Interannual Snow Pattern Repeatability
Downscaling Snow Deposition Using Historic Snow Depth Patterns: Diagnosing Limitations From Snowfall Biases, Winter Snow Losses, and Interannual Snow Pattern Repeatability Open
Repeatable snow depth patterns have been identified in many regions between years with similar meteorological characteristics. This suggests that snow patterns from previous years could adjust snow deposition in space as a substitution for…
View article: Glaciers of the Olympic Mountains, Washington- the past and future 100 years
Glaciers of the Olympic Mountains, Washington- the past and future 100 years Open
Earth and Space Science Open Archive This preprint has been submitted to and is under consideration at Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface. ESSOAr is a venue for early communication or feedback before peer review. Data may be p…
View article: Glaciers of the Olympic Mountains, Washington- the past and future 100 years
Glaciers of the Olympic Mountains, Washington- the past and future 100 years Open
In 2015, the Olympic Mountains contain 255 glaciers and perennial snowfields totaling 25.34 ± 0.27 km2, half of the area in 1900, and about 0.75 ± 0.19 km3 of ice. Since 1980, glaciers shrank at a rate of -0.59 km2 yr-1 during which 35 gla…
View article: Snow Ensemble Uncertainty Project (SEUP): quantification of snow water equivalent uncertainty across North America via ensemble land surface modeling
Snow Ensemble Uncertainty Project (SEUP): quantification of snow water equivalent uncertainty across North America via ensemble land surface modeling Open
The Snow Ensemble Uncertainty Project (SEUP) is an effort to establish a baseline characterization of snow water equivalent (SWE) uncertainty across North America with the goal of informing global snow observational needs. An ensemble-base…
View article: Evaluating Wind Fields for Use in Basin‐Scale Distributed Snow Models
Evaluating Wind Fields for Use in Basin‐Scale Distributed Snow Models Open
Mountain winds are the driving force behind snow accumulation patterns in mountainous catchments, making accurate wind fields a prerequisite to accurate simulations of snow depth for ecological or water resource applications. In this study…
View article: Snow Ensemble Uncertainty Project (SEUP): Quantification of snowwater equivalent uncertainty across North America via ensemble landsurface modeling
Snow Ensemble Uncertainty Project (SEUP): Quantification of snowwater equivalent uncertainty across North America via ensemble landsurface modeling Open
The Snow Ensemble Uncertainty Project (SEUP) is an effort to establish a baseline characterization of snow water equivalent (SWE) uncertainty across North America with the goal of informing global snow observational needs. An ensemble-base…