USask model for predicting mountain snowpack provides clearer picture of spring runoff, impacts of climate change

USask News
march 9, 2021

After decades of research, a new model was developed by University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers that for the first time successfully predicted mountain snowpack with a high degree of accuracy and detail—information of critical importance for water management, agriculture, mining, recreation, and flood forecasting worldwide. Snow cover in the mountains is the principal driver of spring runoff.

Read the article here: https://news.usask.ca/articles/research/2021/usask-model-for-predicting-mountain-snowpack-provides-clearer-picture-of-spring-runoff,-impacts-of-climate-change.php