Tracing the Fate of Water Through Snow: A Cryo-Hydrologic Model for Meltwater Percolation
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Tracing the Fate of Water Through Snow: A Cryo-Hydrologic Model for Meltwater Percolation
PI: Xiaojing (Ruby) Fu
Research Team: Adrian Moure
Division of Engineering and Applied Science, MCE
Water Resources Initiative
2020 Explorer grant
As the global temperatures rise, the majority of Earth's frozen freshwater is now subject to an uncertain future. This proposal will develop a new model of meltwater transport within snowpack that will advance the understanding of how our frozen water reserve would respond to climate change.