CRYSP Lab

We study snow, glaciers and ice and how they impact landscapes and hydrology. We employ a range of field and laboratory approaches to measure and model the many surface processes that are involved.

Photo of Irina Overeem

Irina Overeem
Group organizer, ​faculty fellow

Photo of Bob Anderson

Bob Anderson
Faculty fellow

Photo of Suzanne Anderson

Suzanne Anderson
Faculty fellow

Photo of Josie Arcuri

Josie Arcuri
Grad student

Photo of Noah Molotch

Noah Molotch
Faculty fellow

Contact

Irina Overeem     SEEC C160A (enter through C170A)

Fieldwork examples

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Noah Molotch, Danielle Perot and Ty Atkins study snow properties from inside a big snow pit. Bob Anderson takes a break on an Alaskan snowfield with glaciated mountain behind him. Irina Overeem sits near a rocky meltwater stream alongside steep ice cliffs of the Greenland Ice Sheet margin Helicopter landing on a steep icy ridge of Cajon de Maipo during snow surveys in the Andes, Chile. Several researchers work on snow covered meteorological instrumentation at the Storm Peak Lab on top of the Steamboat ski mountain, Colorado. Irina Overeem standing and pointing while in a bright blue raft with Suzanne Anderson and others while studying river erosion in Alaska. Researcher cuts out a snow sample from a snow pit wall at the Storm Peak Lab on top of the Steamboat ski mountain, Colorado.  Irina Overeem uses a dogsled to get to a river gauging station in Greenland Marisa Repasch filters river sediments with Suzanne Anderson inside a tent, Alaska

 

 

News

An artist discusses Colorado's environmental issues with community members at a CASE exhibition.

Framing the climate conversation through art, science and community collaborations (CU Boulder Community Outreach & Engagement)

Coloradans are experiencing climate change. Residents face challenges like fires, drought and poor water and air quality. The Colorado Arts Science Environment Program’s (CASE) is addressing critical environmental and social issues across Colorado through a collaborative exhibition that brings together CU Boulder scientists and artists from various parts of the state. Read more
Noah Molotch shows analyses of snow-water equivalent for California at NASA JPL. Photo copyright by and courtesy of PIER GAGNÉ, Radio-Canada.

A new look at western water

The Mountain Hydrology Group will be developing a new snowpack data set to inform water supply management in the western United States, thanks to grant funding from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Read more
Noah Molotch looks at snowpack data for Colorado on his laptop.

LogOn: Satellites, lasers help estimate snowpack in drought-stricken regions (VOA)

Video interview with Noah Molotch about how remote sensing technology is helping forecast water availability in the Rocky Mountains. Watch this two-minute, well-edited interview, interspersed with clips of fieldwork and explanatory illustrations. Read more
More institute news for the Cryosphere and Surface Processes Lab

 

Publications

Publications for CRYSP faculty members R. Anderson, S. Anderson, Molotch, and Overeem are shown below