Western Snow Conference

Proceedings of the 58th Annual Western Snow Conference

April 17-19, 1990

Sacramento, California

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Introductory Materials

Cover Page

Title Page

Table of Contents

Executive Meeting Minutes

Business Meeting Minutes

Meeting Attendees

Papers

Precipitation Extremes at the Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, California

Azuma, D. and N. Berg

 

Coping with Extreme Points of View

Brandow, C.A.

 

A Method of Modeling the Frequency Characteristics of Daily Snow Amount, for Stochastic Simulation of Rain-On-Snowmelt Events

Brunengo, M.J.  

 

Let’s Involve School kids in Data Collection Efforts

Clagett, G.P.

 

Changes in the Timing and Magnitude of High and Low Flows, 1958-1988, Eagle Creek, Oregon

Fedora, M.A.

 

Learning from Watching Snowmelt

Frazier, J.W. and C.A. Brandow

 

Improvements in Snow Sensor Installation Techniques

Gehrke, F. and D. Hart

 

Temporal Accumulation and Ablation Patterns of the Seasonal Snowpack in Forests in Varying Stages of Growth

Hardy, J.P. and K.J. Hansen-Bristow

 

Status of the California Cooperative Snow Survey Program

Hart, D. and F. Gehrke

 

Refinements in the Remote Sensing of Snow-Covered Area

Holroyd, III E. and T. Carroll

 

Use of State-Of-The-Art Systems for Optimum Water Management

Horciza, E.E.

 

An Evaluation of Methods used by Different River Forecast Centers to Calculate Reasonable Maximum and Reasonable Minimum Forecasts

Huber, A.L.

 

Snow Fencing for Water Supplies

Jairell, R.L. and R.A. Schmidt

 

Future Directions of Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting in the Soil Conservation Service

Johnson, D.E.

 

Snow Hydrology of an Alpine Basin in the Sierra Nevada

Kattleman, R.

 

Freezing Resistance of Arctic Tundra Plants on Svalbard

Odasz, A.M.

 

Possible Climate Change and its Impact on Snowmelt and Water Supply in California

Roos, M.

 

Snow in Mountain Watersheds:  Connections to Climate and Ecosystem Health

Sommerfeld, R.A., D.G. Fox and R.C. Musselman

 

The 1948 Flood of the Columbia River an Analysis of its Cause and its Importance

Speers, D.D., P.E. Barcellos and R.T. Wortman

 

Using Ratios of Runoff to Snow Water Content and to Projected Rainfall to-come, as a Method of Narrowing the Water Supply Forecast Range

Stein, R.E.

 

Discharge Characteristics of a Rangeland Stream

Sturges, D. L.

 

Estimating Snow Transport from Wind Speed Records:  Estimates versus Measurements

Tabler, R.D., C.S. Benson, B.W. Santana and P. Ganguly

 

Comparison of Two Methods for Remote Measurement of Snow Depth

Tanner, B.D., B. Gaza

 

Hydrologic and Biologic Consequences of an Avalanche Striking an Ice-Covered Lake

Williams, M.W. and D.W. Clow

 

Snow Notes:

 

Wilderness Policy Statement of the Western Snow Conference