Dust on Snow Radiative Forcing and Contribution to Melt in the Colorado River Basin

Abstract In the mountainous headwaters of the Colorado River episodic dust deposition from adjacent arid and disturbed landscapes darkens snow and accelerates snowmelt, impacting basin hydrology. Patterns and impacts across the heterogenous landscape cannot be inferred from current in situ observati...

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Published in:	Geophysical Research Letters
Main Authors:	Patrick Naple, S. McKenzie Skiles, Otto I. Lang, Karl Rittger, Sebastien J. P. Lenard, Annie Burgess, Thomas H. Painter
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2025-03-01
Subjects:	snow hydrology remote sensing dust on snow snowmelt snow water resources Colorado river basin
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL112757