ARCHIVED CONTENT: In December 2020, the CZO program was succeeded by the Critical Zone Collaborative Network (CZ Net) ×

New Technology Enables UC Scientists to Predict Water Levels in Snow

© The Daily Californian

10 Feb 2011
News Source: The Daily Californian

Image: © The Daily Californian [Click image to enlarge]

UC Merced Professor Roger Bales realizes that California has a dire problem: a water problem. According to Bales, California is currently in a drought. But with 70 to 90 percent of the state's water supply coming from snow in the state's mountains, Bales said scientists have traditionally been unable to accurately and precisely measure this potential water source - until now.


News Source:
READ MORE from The Daily Californian >>

News Category:
RESEARCH | INFRASTRUCTURE | PEOPLE

Explore Further

NEWS | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010