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Measuring Snow Water Equivalent (SWE): A Job For NASA

Measuring Snow Water Equivalent

NASA is on a mission to accurately measure the world’s snow water equivalent (SWE), but why do we care? SWE is a calculation of how much liquid water is in a given snowpack or the depth of the snowpack multiplied by the density. If you are a winter recreator you are probably familiar with SWE even if you have never […]

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Alex Camerino | July 17, 2020
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