Quantifying How Rain on Snow Events Change Snowpack Properties Using Caribou and Muskoxen — NSF Award to Colorado State University
Rain-on-snow (ROS) events - when rain falls on a cold snowpack, freezes, and creates a hard ice layer - are increasing in frequency across the Arctic. These events have dramatic and far-reaching impacts on the Arctic system for humans, society, infrastructure, wildlife, ecosystem function, soil, and vegetation. An asse
| Award title | Quantifying How Rain on Snow Events Change Snowpack Properties Using Caribou and Muskoxen |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2402348 |
| Awardee | Colorado State University |
| City | FORT COLLINS |
| State | CO |
| Amount obligated | $2,236,536 |
| Principal investigator | Stine Pedersen |
| Program | ARC Rsch Support & Logistics, ARCSS-Arctic System Science |
| Start date | 04/01/2025 |
| Abstract | Rain-on-snow (ROS) events - when rain falls on a cold snowpack, freezes, and creates a hard ice layer - are increasing in frequency across the Arctic. These events have dramatic and far-reaching impacts on the Arctic system for humans, society, infrastructure, wildlife, ecosystem function, soil, and vegetation. An assessment of the physical impacts of ROS events on snow and ice properties is urgently needed as the Arctic system warms rapidly and climate regimes shift at unprecedented rates. This |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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