The Uphill Road to Measuring Snow
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Last night, we took load #1 of equipment down the mountain. Today was dedicated to packing up & hauling the…
Today is our last day of measurements. We took a radiometer measurement in the morning, and then dug the final…
Here is how we “commute'” to the lab each morning. Dr. Noah Molotch (U. Colorado), Dr. Dan Berisford (JPL) Jen…
A big milestone today: after the DC snowstorm, the cross-country shipping, the snowcat trip up the mountain, and the days…
Sunrise on top of the mountain was beautiful—even the LN2 tank was glowing.
We finished the radiometer wiring today. The data logger we installed to record measurements isn’t working 100%, so we switched…
I departed DC for Steamboat, still not knowing when things will arrive. While switching flights in Denver, I receive the…
We’re scheduled to start the field campaign next week, but Goddard has been closed since the previous Friday because of…
Knowing how widespread and how deep mountain snow packs are is important for more than just making ski forecasts. One-sixth…
