Dust on Snow Controls Springtime River Rise in West
McKenzie Skiles, assistant professor of geography, and a team from NASA; University
of Colorado, Boulder; and University of California, Santa Barbara, found that dust,
not spring warmth, controls the pace of spring snowmelt that feeds the headwaters
of the Colorado River. Skiles said, "Given the reliance of the western U.S. on the
natural snow reservoir, and the Colorado River in particular, it is critical to evaluate
the impact of increasing dust deposition on the mountain snowpack." Read more.
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