Dust on snow: How darker snow and faster melt impacts water resources
Thu, Apr 17
|Salt Lake City Main Library - Room B
Join Friends of Alta and University of Utah Professor McKenzie Skiles to learn how dust from regional sources, such as the Great Salt Lake, impacts snowpack.
Time & Location
Apr 17, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Salt Lake City Main Library - Room B, 210 E 400 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, USA
About the Event
Join Friends of Alta and Professor McKenzie Skiles to learn how dust from urban and natural sources, such as the Great Salt Lake, impacts snowpack.
McKenzie Skiles Bio:
My research interests include snow hydrology, light absorbing particulates in snow/snow energy balance, remote sensing of the cryosphere, and cryosphere-climate interaction. My research methods combine numerical modeling with laboratory analysis and field/remotely sensed observations. One of my main research trajectories is investigating the impacts of mineral dust/black carbon deposition on snow in the Western US, where changing snowmelt patterns have important implications for water security.
Free event but donations encouraged!