NASA SnowEx Campaign Digs Deep in 2021 – Brinkwire

Whether the first snowflakes of winter fill you with glee or make you groan, winter snowfall is a crucial water source for drinking, agriculture and hydropower for more than 1 billion people worldwide.
To plan water management and disaster preparedness during the rest of the year, hydrologists and resource managers need to know how much water each winters snowpack holds.
Currently, ground or airborne observations of that measurement called snow-water equivalent, or SWE (pronounced swee) are collected…

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