Snow monitoring at strategic locations improves water supply forecasting more than basin-wide mapping

Abstract In the Western United States, water supply forecasting has traditionally relied on snow water equivalent measurements at ground-based stations due to their strong correlations with streamflow volume during spring and summer. However, stations are sparse and sample a small area, prompting in...

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Main Authors: Mark S. Raleigh, Eric E. Small, Edward H. Bair, Cameron Wobus, Karl Rittger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02660-z
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