Shifting hydrologic processes have become a significant problem in California, Oregon, and Washington. In recent years, average winter temperatures have risen, spring snowmelt has occurred earlier, and a greater portion of precipitation has fallen as rain rather than snow in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges.
The Run-down on Run-off: Hydrologic Drivers in Missouri River Basin
This is a part of the 2015 Fall VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category: Mapping Water Quality Project Team: Missouri River Climate Team Location: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) – Asheville, North Carolina Authors: Emily Sturdivant Nancy Barnhardt Alec Courtright Sam Swanson Mentors/Advisors: Dr. DeWayne Cecil (Global Science and Technology, Inc.; National Centers for Environmental Information … Read More
A Song of Fire and Snow: Wildfire and Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Categories:åÊMonitoring Forested and Agricultural Landscapes Project Team: Sierra Nevada Water Resources Team Location: NASA Ames Research Center ÛÒ Mountain View, California Authors: Sean Cunningham Justin Anzelc Vishal Arya Nolan Cate Clayton Sodergren Mentors/Advisors: Andrew Nguyen (NASA DEVELOP Ames Center Lead) Dr. Juan Torres Perez (Bay … Read More