Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesCooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder

Realization of snow/vegetation interactions using field spectroscopy

People

Noah Molotch, Thomas Painter

Year Awarded

2005

Type

IRP

Geography

CIRES

Quantifying the impact of vegetation on snow metamorphism to gain insight into how forest canopy density impacts snowmelt rates. This is a unique application of an ASD-FR contact probe to determine snow stratigraphy.