A new modeling strategy could improve streamflow predictions in places where mountain snow is a critical source of water.
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Spy Satellite Reveals Accelerated Pace of Himalayan Glacier Melt
Images taken covertly in the 1970s have taken on a new purpose in a recent glaciology study.
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Using GPS Sensors to Capture Key Snowpack Properties
A low-cost, two-antenna GPS setup could enable valuable snow measurements in remote locations, improving predictions of runoff and avalanche risk.
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The Dangers of Glacial Lake Floods: Pioneering and Capitulation
During the past 70 years, Peruvian engineers virtually eliminated the risks posed by glacial lake floods. But climate change and a political blind eye are increasing the dangers once again.
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Extending the Record of Surface Melt on the Larsen C Ice Shelf
The first use of Advanced Scatterometer radar data to determine melt duration on an Antarctic ice shelf shows the season has decreased by up to 2 days per year during the extended 21st century record.
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What Lies and Waits Beneath Lake Ice?
Rarely made detailed measurements of carbon dioxide and methane under lake ice reveal a story more complex than simple models of gas buildup, with surprising findings for climate change impacts.
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Mars’s Climate May Have Been Wet Much Later Than Thought
Water-carved valleys may be relatively young, challenging assumptions about the history of the Red Planet's climate.
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What Darkens the Greenland Ice Sheet?
Limited observational data sets and incomplete surface energy balance models constrain understanding of the driving processes for Greenland's ice sheet.
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Assessing Approaches for Determination of Liquid Water in Snow
Liquid Water in Snow—Measurement Techniques and Modeling Approaches;
Davos, Switzerland, 2–4 April 2014