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Noah Molotch, associate professor of Geography, and INSTAAR hydrologist with a joint appointment at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ colleague Leanne Lestak have been using 20 years of satellite data of snow-covered area, along with

Featuring previews of AGU talks by Geography graduate studentsFriday, November, 20th at 12:00PM MDT, 11:00AM PDT, 2:00PM EDT Add the Zoom link* to your Calendar: Outlook, Google, iCalJoin the Zoom* meeting >> Meeting ID: 936 7520 5146*

The 2020 Spring Newsletter has been published and is available for viewing. The newsletter is filled with department news, alumni updates, and articles by faculty and students.  Contents:

From base at 9,500 feet, scientists examine climate to top of tundraMotorists cruising the famed Peak to Peak Highway north of Nederland as they savor the scenery or head out for a visit to Brainard Lake might well sail right past a modest signpost

The Undergrad Snow Internship Program has been hosting undergraduates at the CU Mountain Research Station for over 20 years and includes alumni like Jen Morse and Noah Molotch, who help run the program today. The long-term data

By Trent Knoss, CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Today.CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ researchers have created a map of the Northern Hemisphere showing how location and humidity can affect precipitation, illustrating wide variability in how and why different areas

Are you interested in the various processes related to snow in mid-latitude and polar areas? You will learn the physics and chemistry that underlie processes such as snow metamorphism, and apply this knowledge to real situations, including

Earlier snowmelt periods associated with a warming climate may hinder subalpine forest regulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), according to the results of a new ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ study.The findings, which were recently published

A new ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ-led study that ties forest "greenness" in the western United States to fluctuating year-to-year snowpack indicates mid-elevation mountain ecosystems are most sensitive to rising temperatures and changes in