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NASA Snow Mapper Reaps Big Benefits for California

By Guest PostDecember 15, 2013Environmentnasa snow mapper, snow reflectivity, snowmelt season, snowpack maps, snowpack measurements

Unprecedented snowpack maps from NASA’s prototype Airborne Snow Observatory mission helped water managers for 2.6 million residents of the San Francisco Bay Area achieve near-perfect water operations this summer, despite the driest year in California’s recorded history. (more…)

NASA Opens New Era in Measuring Western U.S. Snowpack

By Guest PostMay 7, 2013Environmentrunoff of snowpacks, snow water equivalent, snowmelt runoff, snowmelt season, snowpack volume

PASADENA, Calif. – A new NASA airborne mission has created the first maps of the entire snowpack of two major mountain watersheds in California and Colorado, producing the most accurate measurements to date of how much water they hold. (more…)