Western Snow Conference

Proceedings of the 54th Annual Western Snow Conference

April 15-17, 1986

Phoenix, Arizona


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Introductory Materials

Cover Page

Title Page

Table of Contents

Executive Meeting Minutes

Business Meeting Minutes

Meeting Attendees

Papers

Towards More Formal Links Between The Two North American Snow Conferences

Adams, P.

 

Snow Accumulation Patterns in the Sierra Nevada

Aguado, E.

 

Monitoring Snowpack Conditions with an Interactive Geostationary Satellite System

Allen, M.W. and F.R. Mosher

 

A Watershed Management Pilot Project in Alberta

Bernier, P.Y. and R.H. Swanson

 

Generation of a Snow Depletion Curve for an Alpine Basin

Buchanan, L.

 

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Airborne Gamma Radiation Snow Water Equivalent Data Used In Snowmelt Flood Forecasting

Carol, T.R.

 

Evaluation of the NWSRFS Model on a Montana Watershed

Cooley, K.R.

 

Identifying and Comparing Organic Carbon Source Areas in an Alpine Watershed

Hoffman, K.

 

Problems Associated with the Variability of the Southwest Precipitation and Seasonal Snowpacks

Jones, R. and A.J. Brazel

 

Snow Compaction Effects on Nighttime Freezing

Kattlemann, R.

 

Snowmelt Runoff Simulation Using a Degree-Day and Nonlinear Multiple Recession Model

Kim, S., J.R. Busch, and M. Molnau

 

Persistence of Soil Moisture Changes Resulting from Artificially Extended Snowmelt

MacDonald, L.H.  

 

Parameter Estimation for the Precipitation Runoff Modeling System Using Snow Telemetry System Data

Marron J.K.

 

Precipitation and Snow Water Equivalent Sensors:  An Evaluation

McGurk, B.J.

 

Estimated Consumptive Loss from Man-Made Snow

Mills, K.D., L.M. Eisel, and C.F. Leaf

 

Estimating Snow Course Water Equivalent from Snotel Pillow Telemetry: An Analysis of Accuracy

Palmer, P.L.

 

Probabilistic Prediction of Snow Loads on Sloped Roofs

Sack, R.L. and J.J. Pinkard

 

Spatial and Temporal Variability in Forest Soil Frost Development in Western Montana

Saul, L.A. and D.F. Potts

 

A Centralized Forecasting System for the Western United States

Shafer, B. A. and J.M. Huddleston  

 

Managing Snow to Extend the Areal Range of Winter Wheat Production

Steppuhn, H. and W. Nicholaichuk

 

Snow Fencing to Increase Streamflow:  Preliminary Results

Sturges, D.L.

 

Snow Accumulation and Ablation on Adjacent Forested and Clearcut Sites in Southeastern British Columbia

Toews, D.A.A. and D.R. Gluns

 

The Effect of Patch Clearcutting on the Water Balance of a Subalpine Forest Slope

Troendle C.A. and J.R. Meiman

 

Snowmelt Hydrograph Separation:  Chemical and Graphical Methods Compared

Woo, S., and N.H. Berg