Impacts Of Vegetation Distribution On Snow Accumulation And Snowmelt

Molotch , Noah 1 1 Geography and INSTAAR, CU-Boulder New remote sensing and in situ measurement capabilities afford improved understanding of distributed ecohydrological processes in mountainous regions. In this regard, distributed ecohydrologic instrument clusters allow us to observe micro-scale variability in snow-vegetation interactions. Clusters deployed in the Central and Southern...

The Characterization Of Snow Coverage Ablation Patterns In The Subalpine Forest Of The Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research C1 Site.

McIntyre , Heather M 1 ; Barry , Roger G 2 1 CU-Boulder 2 CU-Boulder Snow covered area (SCA) represents the largest single component of the cryosphere that fluctuates seasonally. For the mountain west, the distribution and storage of snow is largely within the alpine and subalpine environments known to...

Population Growth And Climate Change: Increasing Pressure On The Colorado River

Lowry , Liz 1 1 Leeds School of Business and Environmental Studies Program, CU-Boulder The Colorado River supplies water and electricity to about 27 million people throughout the American Southwest and provides irrigation for nearly 4 million acres of land in the region. Through diligent water management practices, supported by...

Potential Impacts Of Climate Change For Western U.S. Ski Areas: Projections For Aspen And Park City In The 21st Century

Lazar , Brian 1 ; Williams , Mark 2 1 Stratus Consulting Inc., Boulder, Colorado 2 Department of Geography and Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado We evaluate how climate change resulting from increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions may affect snow coverage for two case...

The Role Of Chemical Weathering In Landscape Evolution

Langston , Abigail L 1 ; Tucker , Gregory E 2 1 University of Colorado 2 University of Colorado The processes that form the weathered bedrock profile in mountain catchments are not well understood and directly influence the evolution of mountain topography. Our study focuses on the landscape evolution of...

Hydrologic Controls On Nutrient Processing In A Sub-Arctic Stream

Koch , Joshua 1 ; McKnight , Diane 2 ; Striegl , Robert 3 ; Runkel , Robert 4 ; Wickland , Kimberly 5 ; Ewing , Stephanie 6 1 USGS 2 INSTAAR 3 USGS 4 USGS 5 USGS 6 USGS The balance between runoff and storage is critical to...

Thirty Years In The Bull's-Eye: A Climatology Of Meter-Class Snow Storms In The Front Range Foothills

Keen , Richard A. 1 1 University of Colorado Although the Colorado Front Range can be considered a semi-arid climate zone, it is subject to occasional large snowfalls. About once every two years, on average, a single storm will leave one to two meters of new snow in the foothills...

Siple Dome Ice Cores: Implications For West Antarctic Climate And ENSO Events

Jones , Tyler R. 1 ; White , James 2 1 Environmental Studies & INSTAAR, CU-Boulder 2 Geological Sciences & INSTAAR, CU-Boulder Ice cores at Siple Dome, West Antarctic receive the majority of their precipitation from Pacific Ocean moisture sources. Pacific climate patterns, particularly the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, affect the...

INVITED KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Adapting The Water Paradigm To A Changing World

Hellmuth , Molly 1 1 International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) at the Earth Institute of Columbia University Achieving water security is a major challenge of the century, particularly in developing country contexts. Population growth and economic development are significantly increasing water demands; while decreasing water quality is...

Dissolved Organic Matter Within A Section Of The Boulder Creek Watershed

Gabor , Rachel 1 ; Russell , Nina 2 ; Blum , Alex 3 ; Eilers , Katie 4 ; McKnight , Diane 5 1 INSTAAR and Environmental Studies Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80302, USA 2 INSTAAR and Environmental Studies Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80302, USA...

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