A research team led by Dr. Richard Kelly, a professor in Geography and Environmental Management at Waterloo, uses a novel radar-based technology to provide more insight into snowpacks and their implications for climate change, water resource management and hazard prediction.
A research team led by Dr. Richard Kelly, a professor in Geography and Environmental Management at Waterloo, uses a novel radar-based technology to provide more insight into snowpacks and their implications for climate change, water resource management and hazard prediction.
Snowpacks form in cold regions and high elevations, accumulating due to layers upon layers of snow. As they melt, snowpacks serve as vital water resources — feeding streams, rivers and reservoirs.
“We are seeing the snow season shortening, especially in spring, with earlier melt dates each year. Uncertainty remains regarding the snow mass in a catchment area and its annual variations,” Kelly says. “Are we experiencing average, increased or decreased snow mass compared to the norm? These are the big questions we aim to address.”
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