Concepts

Duration that snowpack remains on the ground providing water inputs to trees

The combined process of water evaporation from soil and plant surfaces and water transpiration from plant leaves, representing a major component of the water budget that increases with warming tempera...

The role of atmospheric aerosols in cloud formation and precipitation by acting as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) and ice-nucleating particles (INPs)

Physical processes affecting snow particle formation, growth, and characteristics including aggregation, riming, sublimation, and fragmentation

Heat transfer through soil via molecular conduction

Large-scale atmospheric weather patterns that influence regional temperature and precipitation distributions

Process of using large-scale climate model outputs to generate local or regional scale climate projections

Transfer of sensible and latent heat between surface and atmosphere via turbulent mixing

The positive feedback mechanism where reduced snow cover lowers surface albedo, increasing absorption and further reducing snow cover

Integration of time-series data across different temporal resolutions and scales

Direct transition of snow from solid to vapor phase, important for water balance in mountain watersheds

Ability of models to predict across different spatial domains and time points using information from multiple locations and times