Snow depth as an indicator of weather and climate in the Sierra Nevada
EXTRACT (SEE PDF FOR FULL ABSTRACT):The purpose of this study is to determine: (1) whether the cooperative station snow depth contains useful weather and climate information, (2) how cooperative snow depth variability is related to snowcourse variability, and (3) how it is related to other weather elements. From an examination of stations in the Sierra Nevada of California, it is clear that cooperative snow records and snowcourse records have consistent spatial and temporal variability. ... We show that high snow ratio (low density snow or high SD/Ppt) events have low temperatures and high amplitude atmospheric circulation patterns over the eastern North Pacific. In contrast, low snow ratio (high density or low SD/Ppt) events have warm temperatures and a zonal flow pattern with a southerly displaced storm track from Hawaii to the West Coast.
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1992
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| Subjects: | Atmospheric Sciences, PACLIM, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/31457 |
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