Snow Hydrology in the Adirondacks
 

Molly Slocum
Faculty Sponsor -  Dr. Edwin Romanowicz
    
The objective of this project is to study the water content in snow pack in different watersheds in Adirondacks.  Water is stored during the winter in the snow pack.  The amount of water in the snow can vary with different types of snow and the depth of snow. 
 
Snow samples of known volumes were collected and weighed in the field to measure water content.  Sample were collected from different depths to determine how water content varies from the top of the snow pack to the bottom. 
 

 

Text Box: From this graph one can see the distribution of water content in the snow. Typically, for every meter of snow there will be about 30 cm of water. Text Box: Molly Slocum is preparing to remove a horizontal snow core from a pit.  Collecting cores from different depths in the snow pack allows us to study changes in water content within the snow pack.

 

Text Box: Changes in water content at different depths in the snow pack are described in the photograph to the left.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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