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Colorado Plateau
How desert dust is
influencing Colorado snowmelt.
Chris Landry Center for Snow and Avalanche
Studies Silverton, CO
&
Tom Painter - Univ. of Utah
Andy Barrett - NSIDC
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Dust Deposition in Colorado Snowpacks
1999
2004
2003
March 31, 1999
Independence Pass
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Dugout Ranch Wind Speed
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Observed Snowmelt
Swamp Angel Study Plot, Red Mountain Pass, CO
• 15 inches SWE May 20, 2003
• 0 inches SWE May 28, 2003
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Dust Event Sources 2003-2007
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Radiative effects of desert dust deposits in alpine snow
TH Painter1, C Landry2, J Neff3, AP Barrett1
1National Snow and Ice Data Center, 2Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies, 3CU-Boulder, Dept of Geological Sciences
CSAS
Collaborative Research funded by the National Science FoundationAtmospheric Sciences, Geography, and Hydrologic Sciences
Grants ATM-0432327 to NSIDC and ATM-0431955 to the CSAS
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Senator Beck Basin Study Area at Red Mountain Pass
Operated by Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies, Silverton, CO
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May 21, 2004Photo courtesy JPL - Ian McCubbin
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Swamp Angel Study Plot 11,050’
Senator Beck Study Plot 12,200’
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Senator Beck Stream Gauge 11,030’
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Snow Albedo Measurement
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Snow Albedo
April 4, 2003 - San Juan Mountains
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Snowmelt Energy Budget
W/m2
Dusty Snow Surface, Clear Skies – Senator Beck Study Plot 2005
Max Air T 57 F 57 F 56 F 53 F 56 F
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Reduced Albedo = Snowmelt “Forcing”
Actual SAG SASP – 11,050’
2006
Modeled Dust-Free SAG
Weather
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Findings …• Exposed layers of dust-in-snow decreases snow albedo on a regional scale, dramatically increasing solar energy absorption and accelerating snowmelt
• Observed reductions in snow albedo have advanced snowmelt by up to one month and resulted in a higher amplitude and shorter duration hydrograph
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May 24, 2006
Senator Beck Study Plot – 12,200’
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June 4, 2006
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2/15/06
South Platte
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2/15/06
Upper Colorado
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Lizard Head Pass – WY 2008
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Senator Beck Basin Hourly Discharge - 2008, 2007, 2006
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Senator Beck Basin Daily Discharge – WY 2006, 2007, 2008
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Rio Grande
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Colorado Dust-on-Snow aka CODOS …
… monitoring dust-on-snow and estimating its effects on snowmelt timing and rates for Colorado snowmelt managers.
Funders:
Southwestern, Colorado River, Rio Grande, and Northern Water Conservation Districts
Tri-County, Upper Gunnison River, and Animas-La Plata Water Conservancy Districts
Denver Water, Western Water Assessment, CWCB (pending)
Collaborators: National Snow & Ice Data Center, University of Utah, Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies
Based at Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies
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May 26, 2008 – Swamp Angel Study Plot
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May 26, 2008 – Swamp Angel Study Plot
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June 8, 2008 – Swamp Angel Study Plot
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May 15, 2008 – McClure Pass
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McClure Pass – WY 2008
D #1, #2, #3 S #20-#23
Storms # 24-28
Dust #4 - #7
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Senator Beck Basin Hourly Discharge - 2008, 2007, 2006
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74 76 79 82 85 88 91 94 97 100
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Senator Beck Basin Daily Discharge – WY 2006, 2007, 2008
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May 13, 2008 – Park Cone
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Park Cone – WY 2008
D #1, #2, #3 S #20-#23
Storms # 24-28
Dust #4 - #7
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Schofield Pass – WY 2008
D #1, #2, #3 S #20-#23
Storms # 24-28
Dust #4 - #7
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June 9, 2008 – Senator Beck Study Plot
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CODOS Monitoring Sites
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CODOS Dust Updates & Alerts
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D#2 WY 2009 - December 13, 2008
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Lizard Head Pass – WY 2008
7 Dust Events