Snow Redistribution

Modeling snow redistribution along land-use boundaries

The objective of this research is to differentiate snow redistribution patterns with respect to snow depth and winds along various land-use boundaries.

Initial project work has included the installation of snow depth pickets and a time-lapse camera near the weather observation station on Mt. Pleasant, Ithaca. Download a short movie (.wmv file, 5,786 Kb) to see inital snowfall, redistribution, and melt patterns from this site.

Snow Redistribution References

Walter, M.T., E.S. Brooks, D.K. McCool, L.G. King, M. Molnau, and J. Boll. 2005. Process-based snowmelt modeling: does it require more input data that temperature-index modeling? J Hydrol. 300(2005):65-76. full text

Questions and comments? Contact Terry Schwarz, or visit his webpage