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Weekly Report - Snowpack / Drought Monitor Update
All low and middle elevation SNOTEL sites have essentially melted out for the
year in the Southwest, Intermountain West, southern Rockies and southern
Cascades. Snowmelt continues at elevations above 10,000 feet and in northern
Rocky Mountain basins. The spring of 2004 has been warmer and drier than normal
resulting in reduced May 1 water supply forecast volumes. |
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Additional Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) Sites Installed
With drought increasing in frequency and intensity, it is
critically important to improve our understanding of how soil moisture interacts
with climate. Recently, there have been
several additional soil moisture and temperature monitoring sites added to the
SCAN data network. These sites are located in
Alaska,
Arkansas,
Kansas,
Mississippi,
Ohio, and
Virginia. |
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