A Localized Climate And Glacier Record Extending Through The Little Ice Age For Lyell And Maclure Glaciers Using Tree Ring Analysis

Abel , Kali M 1 1 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, Boulder and INSTAAR Yosemite’s small glaciers are rapidly retreating, impacting a critical source of late-season cold water for the upper Tuolumne River ecosystem. Addressing quantitatively how glaciers will respond to present and future climate change demands that we understand how small...

Plot Scale Snowmelt Patterns In A Conifer Forest: Improving Physically Based Model Representation Of Sub-Canopy Hydrometeorology

Musselman , Keith N. 1 ; Molotch , Noah P. 2 ; Margulis , Steven A. 3 1 UCLA, (INSTAAR visting grad. student) 2 CU Geography, INSTAAR 3 UCLA We present the use of detailed canopy structure as measured by hemispherical photographs taken at locations coinciding with 24 ultrasonic snow...

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