Sentences with phrase «snow measurements»

This image shows red and blue dots representing snow measurement stations throughout the Western U.S. and Canada, with a background of colored elevation contours.

Additionally, the Thruway Authority is in the process of installing up to 12 Mesonet snow measurement weather stations that will allow for real - time, localized weather and snowfall rate monitoring.

For the study, Lundquist examined relevant published research the world over that listed paired snow measurements in neighboring forested and open areas; then she plotted those locations and noted their average winter temperatures.

The results will be utilized in harmonizing snow measurements and improving their quality and usability.

And if you're not completely buried in white stuff, check out a National Geographic short documentary on a Colorado man who has been taking daily snow measurements for decades.

In 2015, more than 80 percent of the snow measurement sites in the region — comprised of California, Oregon, Washington, western Nevada and western Idaho — experienced record low snowpack levels that were a result of much warmer - than - average temperatures.