"Recent decreases in snow water storage in western North America" is out today: nature.com/articles/s4324… Here we develop a new metric for evaluating the storage of water in the snowpack as a function of the timing and magnitude of precipitation relative to water availability.

Greetings from the snowy Alaskan Arctic! The #SnowEx field campaign has kicked off, and we're ready for ground-based, airborne radar and lidar snow measurements. Radar calibration targets near #Toolik are ready and ground-based teams measured snow on the Arctic Coastal Plain.

Looking for a site to study snow? Don't miss the next SINTER virtual seminar on Oct 27th! "Snow research sites and facilities". Speakers: B Luks, S Filhol, A Sigmund, A Hedrick. Send us a message to get the link if you didn't subscribe to our mailing list National Snow and Ice Data Center

Final day in the Arctic for NASA #SnowEx2023 #SnowExAlaska highlights airborne radar and radiometer flights with ground crews taking snow microstructure, density and depth measurements. We were thrilled to see this aircraft with radar flying above us!

Exciting news from #SnowEx2023 #Alaska - airborne radar, radiometer, and lidar data collection is completed for both #Arctic and Boreal Forest snow. Stay tuned for photos and updates from ground-based crews. NASA Goddard UA Fairbanks

Snapshots from ground validation team during #SnowEx2023 snow and substrate measurements in boreal forest of Alaska NASA Goddard UA Fairbanks U.S. Army ERDC

📣 We're hiring! 📣 Toolik Field Station is seeking a full-time, year-round GIS & Remote Sensing Analyst. The position is based in Fairbanks in the winter with summer shifts at the station. Apply online at careers.alaska.edu/en-us/job/5271… 📸 Mary Stack & Olivia Cronin-Golomb

#AGU registration line on Monday morning, moving amazing quickly.

So many good snow talks today! Consider joining us for SnowEx presentations starting at 2:10pm today, MC-2004.

Another day of old-fashioned Fairbanks cold. I am driving to work and see a line of cars in front of the temperature sign. This would be one way to start the day:-)

Inspiring talks and great discussion at the opening session of AGU Chapman conference on remote sensing of water cycle #AGU

Great presentations today (Michael Durand) and yesterday Justin Pflug #AGU Chapman Remote Sensing of Water Cycle

What’s for breakfast today? This morning’s polar bear family gathering at the #DOE ARM facility at Utqiagvik, Alaska.

What’s Next for Snow? Join us at the 2025 NASA Community Snow Meeting this August 14-15 in Boulder, Colorado, USA — at CU Boulder 🦬 — to partake in the discussion. More info, including the meeting schedule and a registration link, is available here: nasa-csm.github.io/website/

UPDATED! Here is our updated timeline with a bit more specific information on timing and snowfall totals. Travel will likely be very difficult with snow, rain, then more snow and colder temperatures. #akwx #winterstorm

Winter storm update: UAF will provide an update on in-person classes by 6 a.m. Tuesday 8/22. Check uafalert.alaska.edu for more details.

The Fairbanks Airport is now up to 1.79" of precip since midnight, the 7th wettest single day on record. The December 2021 ice storm featured 1.93" of liquid precipitation in one day. With continued rain/snow expected through midnight, it is very possible today will exceed that.