ABSTRACT:

Accumulation season vapor flux modeling code (MATLAB), for sites in Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT, measured during the 2022 and 2023 water years. The model uses existing meteorological data from local stations and scales observations to sites sampled for snow depth and density. Compares predicted vapor fluxes to derived P-net SWE values.

ABSTRACT:

Accumulation season vapor flux modeling of measured sites (snow depths and densities) in Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT for WY 2022 and 2023.

ABSTRACT:

Transects are located in Big Cottonwood Canyon (40.641N, 111.689W). Snow depth transects and density observations were recorded near April 1st in 2022 and 2023. Snow depths were recorded to the nearest centimeter using a probe inserted vertically into the snowpack to the ground surface. 5-point, 1-m spacing depth measurements were taken along each transect at 2-m spacings along the north-south and east-west orientations. Snow densities were taken in varying vegetation environments during snow depth surveys using a federal sampler.