News tagged with spring snowmelt
Measuring snow with a bucket, a windmill, and the sun?
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Apr 22, 2009 |
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In Maine, government scientists have figured out how to measure snowfall in remote areas with a bucket, a small windmill, and the sun - all the while saving money, energy, and, ultimately helping to save lives.
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Professor foresees rising Antarctic snowmelt
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Dec 03, 2009 |
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The 30-year record low in Antarctic snowmelt that occurred during the 2008-09 austral summer was likely due to concurrent strong positive phases for two main climate drivers, ENSO (El Niño - Southern Oscillation) and SAM ...
Melting snow provides clues for acidification
Feb 15, 2008 |
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In forests of the northeastern United States, sulfate and nitrate are the dominant dissolved forms of sulfur and nitrogen in precipitation. In winter, these acidic agents accumulate in the snowpack and are released to groundwater ...
Dirty snow causes early runoff in Cascades, Rockies
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Jan 12, 2009 |
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Soot from pollution causes winter snowpacks to warm, shrink and warm some more. This continuous cycle sends snowmelt streaming down mountains as much as a month early, a new study finds. How pollution affects ...
Arctic spring comes weeks earlier than a decade ago
Jun 18, 2007 |
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In the Earth’s cold and icy far north, the harsh winters are giving way to spring weeks earlier than they did just a decade ago, researchers have reported in the June 19th issue of Current Biology. The finding in the Arctic ...
As Colorado Heats Up, Water Supply Expected to Be at Risk, Says New Study
Oct 07, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Water resource managers may have to prepare for a warmer Colorado and a shift in the timing of runoff in most of the state's river basins, according to a new assessment of Colorado climate ...
Study shows desert droughts lead to earlier annual mountain snow loss
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Jun 25, 2007 |
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A new study spearheaded by the University of Colorado at Boulder’s National Snow and Ice Data Center indicates wind-blown dust from drought-stricken and disturbed lands in the Southwest can shorten the duration ...
Snowmelt occurring earlier in N. America
Mar 26, 2006 |
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The U.S. Geological Survey says eastern North America is having snow melt and runoff into rivers earlier than it did in the first half of the 20th century.
Low-cost temperature sensors, tennis balls to monitor mountain snowpack
Dec 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fictional secret agent Angus MacGyver knew that tough situations demand ingenuity. Jessica Lundquist takes a similar approach to studying snowfall. The University of Washington assistant professor ...
Sony to launch new motion controller next spring
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Sep 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sony plans to release a new motion controller next spring for the PlayStation 3 video game console.
Snowmelt monitored in the Baltic Sea watershed region in near real time
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Apr 05, 2007 |
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As spring melt of winter snow is underway in the Baltic Sea watershed region, satellites are monitoring and mapping the snow melting process to help local authorities manage water supplies and predict and prepare ...
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