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Pugh , Evan T 1 ; Small , Eric E 2 1 University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 2 University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ More than 8,000 km2 of lodgepole pine forest in ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ have been infested by mountain pine beetles since 1996. We examine the impact of beetle-induced tree death on snowpack accumulation and...

Petrzelka , Jennifer 1 ; Williams , Mark 2 ; Fassnacht , Steve 3 ; Zukiewicz , Lucas 4 1 Department of Geography and Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥, Boulder 2 Department of Geography and Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥, Boulder 3...

Parman , Jordan N 1 ; Barnes , Rebecca T 2 ; Williams , Mark W 3 ; Hood , Eran W 4 1 Department of Geography and Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥, Boulder 2 U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, CO 3 Department of Geography and Institute...

Norvell , Audrey S 1 ; Ryan , Joseph Nolte 2 ; McKnight , Diane M 3 ; Ren , Jianhong 4 1 Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA. 2 Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA. 3 Civil,...

Mueller , Erich R. 1 ; Pitlick , John 2 1 Department of Geography, University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 2 Department of Geography, University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Stream channel morphology and sediment textures are a product of the basin-wide delivery of sediment and water. Differences in sediment supply, particularly bed load, between watersheds...

Molotch , Noah 1 1 Geography and INSTAAR, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder New remote sensing and in situ measurement capabilities afford improved understanding of distributed ecohydrological processes in mountainous regions. In this regard, distributed ecohydrologic instrument clusters allow us to observe micro-scale variability in snow-vegetation interactions. Clusters deployed in the Central and Southern...

McIntyre , Heather M 1 ; Barry , Roger G 2 1 ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder 2 ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Snow covered area (SCA) represents the largest single component of the cryosphere that fluctuates seasonally. For the mountain west, the distribution and storage of snow is largely within the alpine and subalpine environments known to...

Lowry , Liz 1 1 Leeds School of Business and Environmental Studies Program, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder The ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ River supplies water and electricity to about 27 million people throughout the American Southwest and provides irrigation for nearly 4 million acres of land in the region. Through diligent water management practices, supported by...

Lazar , Brian 1 ; Williams , Mark 2 1 Stratus Consulting Inc., Boulder, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 2 Department of Geography and Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥, Boulder, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ We evaluate how climate change resulting from increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions may affect snow coverage for two case...

Langston , Abigail L 1 ; Tucker , Gregory E 2 1 University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 2 University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ The processes that form the weathered bedrock profile in mountain catchments are not well understood and directly influence the evolution of mountain topography. Our study focuses on the landscape evolution of...