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SNOTEL sites make use of meteor burst communications technology. SNOTEL uses meteor burst communications technology to collect and communicate data in near-real-time. VHF radio signals are reflected at a steep angle off the ever-present band of ionized meteors existing from about 50 to 75 miles (80 to 120 km) above the earth.
The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is a United States information and referral center in support of polar and cryospheric research.NSIDC archives and distributes digital and analog snow and ice data and also maintains information about snow cover, avalanches, glaciers, ice sheets, freshwater ice, sea ice, ground ice, permafrost, atmospheric ice, paleoglaciology, and ice cores.
The amount of snow received at weather stations varies substantially from year to year. For example, the annual snowfall at Paradise Ranger Station in Mount Rainier National Park has been as little as 266 inches (680 cm) in 2014-2015 and as much as 1,122 inches (2,850 cm) in 1971–1972.
Editor's Note for Sat. Jan. 18: A polar vortex is set to impact much of the US. Click here for the latest update. A polar vortex is forecasted to blanket most of the continental United States in ...
For January, the monthly average snowfall is 0.1 inches and the average number of days for the month with snow falling is 1.6 days, Fano said. The most snow ever recorded in January was 12.1 ...
It was to create a network of snow courses, establish the routine and procedure of surveys, and compile the data into a forecast for each of the western states. These duties and the Bureau itself were assumed by the creation of the Soil Conservation Service in 1939. [38]
The USGS Gap Analysis Program maintains four primary data sets: land cover, protected areas, species and aquatic. The GAP Land Cover Data Set is the most complete map ever produced of vegetative associations for the US. Classified into 551 ecological systems, and 32 modified ecological systems (where human impacts have had an effect).
The Best (and Worst) U.S. Cities for Getting Outside in 2024—Where Does Your City Rank? Most American adults spend a majority of their day in front of a screen.