What we do. We observe and predict mid-latitude snow and soil frost conditions, cold region hazards (e.g., avalanches, rain-on-snow, glacial lake outburst flooding), infrastructure resilience, and climate change.
How we do it. We synthesize uncrewed aerial systems (UAS; AKA drones) data with ground-based in-situ samples, satellite remote sensing, and modeling techniques. We also engineer new UAS observing platforms including optical, LiDAR, hyperspectral, thermal, and ground penetrating radar (GPR).
Why we do it. Over one third of the Earth has seasonal snow with annual cycles of accumulation and melt. Climate induced changes to winter conditions are occurring faster than any other season, rapidly making historical data obsolete. New UAS sensor technologies, such as lidar, hyperspectral, thermal, and radar, are available to better understand these changes and their impacts.
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