Montana State University Researcher Leads NASA SnowEx Field Site
June 09, 2021
June 09, 2021
BOZEMAN, Montana, June 9 (TNSRes) -- Montana State University issued the following news release:
From space, it is easy to see which areas of the Earth are covered in snow, but the appearance of snow on certain terrain is only part of the picture.
"The goal is to understand how much snow is on the ground," said Montana State University snow hydrologist Eric Sproles. "Is it 5 inches deep or it 50 inches deep? And what's the density of that snow?" . . .
From space, it is easy to see which areas of the Earth are covered in snow, but the appearance of snow on certain terrain is only part of the picture.
"The goal is to understand how much snow is on the ground," said Montana State University snow hydrologist Eric Sproles. "Is it 5 inches deep or it 50 inches deep? And what's the density of that snow?" . . .