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Dust on snow controls springtime river rise in West
Description: A new study has found that dust, not spring warmth, controls the pace of spring snowmelt that feeds the headwaters of the Colorado River. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the amount of dust on the mountain snowpack controls how fast the Colorado Basin's rivers rise in the spring regardless of air temperature, with more dust correlated with faster spring runoff and higher peak flows. [Source: NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science)]
URL: https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2674/dust-on-snow-controls-springtime-river-rise-in-west/
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Source: NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science)
Publish Date: 1/23/2018
Reading Level: Basic
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