The first automated dust-on-snow monitoring technology in the mountains of Northwest Colorado is expected to be installed this fall to study the impact of dust from arid landscapes on downwind mountain ecosystems in the state and in Utah.
CSBS News
The ugly brown snow that fell over much of Utah got everybody’s cars dirty. But it can also have an impact on spring runoff from the Wasatch Mountains. McKenzie Skiles studies the effects of windblown dust and air pollution on winter snowfall. Dust and soot make the snow darker, so it absorbs more sunlight and melts faster, she explained.
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