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Press Release 12-163
Study Ties Forest "Greenness" in Western U.S. to Snowpack Extent
Mid-elevation mountain ecosystems most sensitive to rising temperatures and changes in snowmelt
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A Sierra Nevada forest in Sequoia National Park: snow depth and forest pattern are related.
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Taking snow depth measurements in Sequoia National Park requires snowshoes.
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Forests influence snow distribution. Snowmelt in turn affects forest productivity.
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A snow depth sensor in Yosemite National Park provides information about the snowpack.
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Scientist Noah Molotch samples snow density in a snow pit used to estimate water content.
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Noah Molotch, Danielle Perot and Ty Atkins study snow properties from inside a snow pit.
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