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PubTalk-07/2023: From Snow To Flow - When Snow Falls On A Mountain, Where Does It Go?

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From Snow To Flow - When Snow Falls On A Mountain, Where Does It Go?

By Andrea Creighton, USGS Hydrologist 

  • Learn about USGS science seeking to understand the effects of climate change and the future of snowpack.
  • Most of the water in the western U.S. comes from the snowpack of the high-elevation mountains. 
  • Changes in timing, magnitude, and duration of snowmelt may substantially alter downstream water availability.

 

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00:40:08

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