Snow in the Field

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Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks are conducting the Snow Ice Albedo (SALVO) project in Utqiaġvik, Alaska in 2022 to study Arctic snowmelt and its impact on climate. Albedo, the efficiency of reflecting light, shifts dramatically during the melt season from high to low reflection, influencing regional and global climate. The SALVO project investigates how water, substrate, and topography contribute to Arctic snowmelt rates and spatial patterns, covering both tundra and sea-ice sites.

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• SALVO: Monitoring Arctic Snowmelt and Changes in Albedo in Alaska
  • https://www.arcus.org/witness-the-arctic/2022/10/highlight/1 
• Utqiagvik, where there was still snow in June 
  • https://www.arm.gov/news/facility/post/80460 
  • https://www.gi.alaska.edu/news/utqiagvik-where-theres-still-snow-june 
  • https://www.newsminer.com/features/our_town/utqiagvik-where-there-s-still-snow-in-june/article_c5811be6-eea2-11ec-90cc-9b4e618bf9dd.html 
• My experience doing arctic fieldwork at the top of the world
  • https://www.arm.gov/news/blog/post/80784 
• Alaskan campaign digs into snowmelt and surface effects on local energy balance 
  • https://www.arm.gov/news/features/post/58595