This pioneering study tells us how snow disappears into thin air
New results from the Sublimation of Snow (SOS) Project reveal, for the first time, how much snow is getting lost, and when, exactly, it's disappearing.
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New research, video offer clues to mystery of missing mountain snow
Loss of spring snowpack complicates future water supply estimates reveals Sublimation of Snow Project, an AGCI research collaboration conducted in Colorado's Rocky Mountains and captured in a new video.
Workshop builds, strengthens collaborations across SPLASH/SAIL/SOS community
Synopsis of a November 1–3, 2023, hybrid workshop on the state of research and data sets from the Study of Precipitation, the Lower Atmosphere and Surface for Hydrometeorology (SPLASH); the Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) campaign; and the Sublimation of Snow (SOS) study.
When the glaciers are gone: Managing for biodiversity
As new landscapes and ecosystems emerge from the loss of glacier coverage, scientists are trying to understand what the consequences are for biodiversity in post-glacial regions and what can be done to increase the adaptation potential of biodiversity.
Intern Reflection: Early winter soil moisture
2023 summer intern Henry shares what it is like for a high school student to get a taste of a career in the sciences.
The case of the Colorado River’s missing water
In this story for High Country News, reporter Bella Biondini traveled to the Rocky Mountain Biological Lab in Gothic, Colorado, where Sublimation of Snow Project researchers are trying to unravel the mystery of snow that falls but never shows up in the river.
Observing the shifting seasons of science
In June 2023, field instrumentation is de-installed as the focus of the SOS Project research shifts to the data analysis phase.
“Climate whiplash” is the new normal for California, experts say
Recent studies indicate that California must prepare for both worsening drought and more intermittent, heavier rainfall in the face of climate change. In this piece for Yale Climate Connections, Energy Innovation's Sarah Spengeman and AGCI's Elise Osenga explore how extreme weather swings are likely to become the state's new normal as precipitation patterns are altered by rising temperatures.
Why is it difficult to figure out how much snow will make it to the Colorado River?
It's surprisingly hard to say exactly how much water trapped in the Rocky Mountain snowpack will actually reach the Colorado River in a given year. In this report for NPR's Morning Edition, KUNC's Alex Hager explores how Sublimation of Snow Project scientists are looking for ways to help people downstream know how much water to expect.
Snow detectives are in the mountains to solve a mystery: Where’s all the snow going?
KUNC Colorado reporter Alex Hager followed the Sublimation of Snow Project team in the mountains above Crested Butte, Colorado, as they dug for clues to how much Rocky Mountain snow disappears into the air before it has a chance to melt and reach the Colorado River.