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Cryosphere and Surface Processes Lab
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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.
Irina Overeem
Group organizer, faculty fellow
Bob Anderson
Faculty fellow
Suzanne Anderson
Faculty fellow
Josie Arcuri
Grad student
Noah Molotch
Faculty fellow
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Irina Overeem SEEC C160A (enter through C170A)
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News
Earlier snowpack melt in the West could bring summer water scarcity (CU Boulder Today)
Snow is melting earlier, and more rain is falling instead of snow in the mountain ranges of the Western U.S. and Canada, leading to a leaner snowpack that could impact agriculture, wildfire risk and municipal water supplies come summer, according to a new CU Boulder analysis. Kate Hale and Noah Molotch are authors on the study. Read more
Art and climate science converge in new exhibit at the Colorado Capitol (KUNC)
An exhibit that just opened in the Colorado capitol building's rotunda features artwork made in the process of partnerships between artists from around Colorado, their communities, and CU Boulder scientists. Called “Coloradans and our Shared Environment in Times of Challenge and Change,” the art grapples with the climate and environmental challenges that are part of Coloradoans' lives: drought, decreasing groundwater, acid mine drainage, wildfire, pine beetle tree mortality, and more. Read more
Coloradoans and our shared environment in times of challenge and change (CU OOE)
A collaborative exhibition tells the story of how Coloradans are experiencing interrelated challenges of fire, drought, and water and air quality in their communities. Artists (the CASE Fellows) partnered with scientists and communities to make visible the connections between Coloradans and their environment. Several INSTAARs acted as scientist partners. This website showcases the artwork, as well as quotes from the partners, explorations of the issues, and what you can do to act. Read more
Publications
Publications for CRYSP faculty members R. Anderson, S. Anderson, Molotch, and Overeem are shown below
Signatures of Hydrologic Function Across the Critical Zone Observatory Network
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul; Anderson, Suzanne Prestrud
All Authors:
Published in: Water Resources ResearchWlostowski AN; Molotch N; Anderson SP; Brantley SL; Chorover J; Dralle D; Kumar P; Li L; Lohse KA; Mallard JM...
- Wlostowski AN
- Molotch N
- Anderson SP
- Brantley SL
- Chorover J
- Dralle D
- Kumar P
- Li L
- Lohse KA
- Mallard JM
Publication Date: 2021-03-01
Type: Journal Article
Numerical modeling of Earth's dynamic surface: a community approach
CU Boulder Authors:
Kettner, Albert; Tucker, Greg; Hutton, Eric William Howard; Overeem, Irina; Peckham, Scott D; Piper, Mark; Barnhart, Katherine R
All Authors:
Publication Date: 2021-02-14Tucker G; Hutton E; Piper M; Campforts B; Gan T; Barnhart K; Kettner A; Overeem I; Peckham S; McCready L...
- Tucker G
- Hutton E
- Piper M
- Campforts B
- Gan T
- Barnhart K
- Kettner A
- Overeem I
- Peckham S
- McCready L
Type: Journal Article
Analysis of topographic controls on depletion curves derived from airborne lidar snow depth data
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul; Deems, Jeffrey Sinclair
All Authors:
Schneider D; Molotch NP; Deems JS; Painter TH
Published in: Hydrology Research: an international journalPublication Date: 2021-02-01
Type: Journal Article
Air Temperature Regulates Erodible Landscape, Water, and Sediment Fluxes in the Permafrost-Dominated Catchment on the Tibetan Plateau
CU Boulder Authors:
Kettner, Albert; Overeem, Irina
All Authors:
Li D; Overeem I; Kettner AJ; Zhou Y; Lu X
Published in: Water Resources ResearchPublication Date: 2021-02-01
Type: Journal Article
Controls on Streamflow Densities in Semiarid Rocky Mountain Catchments
CU Boulder Authors:
Anderson, Suzanne Prestrud
All Authors:
Martin C; Kampf SK; Hammond JC; Wilson C; Anderson SP
Published in: Water: an open access journalPublication Date: 2021-02-01
Type: Journal Article
Debris cover and the thinning of Kennicott Glacier, Alaska: in situ measurements, automated ice cliff delineation and distributed melt estimates
CU Boulder Authors:
Anderson, Bob
All Authors:
Anderson LS; Armstrong WH; Anderson RS; Buri P
Published in: The CryospherePublication Date: 2021-01-19
Type: Journal Article
The Presence and Widespread Distribution of Dark Sediment in Greenland Ice Sheet Supraglacial Streams Implies Substantial Impact of Microbial Communities on Sediment Deposition and Albedo
CU Boulder Authors:
Overeem, Irina
All Authors:
Leidman SZ; Rennermalm AK; Muthyala R; Guo Q; Overeem I
Published in: Geophysical Research LettersPublication Date: 2021-01-16
Type: Journal Article
Is This Steady State? Weathering and Critical Zone Architecture in Gordon Gulch, Colorado Front Range
CU Boulder Authors:
Barnhart, Katherine R; Anderson, Suzanne Prestrud
All Authors:
Anderson SP; Kelly PJ; Hoffman N; Barnhart K; Befus K; Ouimet W
Published in: Geophysical MonographPublication Date: 2021-01-01
Type: Chapter
Permafrost thaw dictates erodible landscapes and fluvial sediment dynamics on the Tibetan Plateau.
CU Boulder Authors:
Kettner, Albert; Overeem, Irina
All Authors:
Li D; Lu X; Overeem I; Kettner A
Publication Date: 2020-12-01Type: Conference Proceeding
Applying FAIR principles to numerical modeling: lessons from CSDMS.
All Authors:
Tucker GE; Piper M; Overeem I; Kettner A; Gan T; Hutton EWH; Campforts B
Publication Date: 2020-12-01Type: Conference Proceeding
From Patch to Catchment: A Statistical Framework to Identify and Map Soil Moisture Patterns Across Complex Alpine Terrain
CU Boulder Authors:
Hinckley, Eve-Lyn; Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Hermes AL; Wainwright HM; Wigmore O; Falco N; Molotch NP; Hinckley E-LS
Published in: Frontiers in WaterPublication Date: 2020-11-01
Type: Journal Article
Ice-marginal lake hydrology and the seasonal dynamical evolution of Kennicott Glacier, Alaska
CU Boulder Authors:
Anderson, Bob
All Authors:
Armstrong WH; Anderson RS
Published in: Journal of GlaciologyPublication Date: 2020-10-01
Type: Journal Article
Within-Stand Boundary Effects on Snow Water Equivalent Distribution in Forested Areas
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Webb RW; Raleigh MS; McGrath D; Molotch NP; Elder K; Hiemstra C; Brucker L; Marshall HP
Published in: Water Resources ResearchPublication Date: 2020-10-01
Type: Journal Article
Potential of Balloon Photogrammetry for Spatially Continuous Snow Depth Measurements
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Li D; Wigmore O; Durand MT; Vander-Jagt B; Margulis SA; Molotch NP; Bales RC
Published in: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing LettersPublication Date: 2020-10-01
Type: Journal Article
Dominant process zones in a mixed fluvial-tidal delta are morphologically distinct
CU Boulder Authors:
Overeem, Irina
All Authors:
Perignon M; Adams J; Overeem I; Passalacqua P
Published in: Earth Surface DynamicsPublication Date: 2020-09-25
Type: Journal Article
Glacier expansion on Baffin Island during early Holocene cold reversals
CU Boulder Authors:
Anderson, Bob
All Authors:
Crump SE; Young NE; Miller GH; Pendleton SL; Tulenko JP; Anderson RS; Briner JP
Published in: Quaternary Science Reviews: the international multidisciplinary research and review journalPublication Date: 2020-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Hurricane Deposits on Carbonate Platforms: A Case Study of Hurricane Irma Deposits on Little Ambergris Cay, Turks and Caicos Islands
CU Boulder Authors:
Trower, Lizzy; Overeem, Irina
All Authors:
Jamison-Todd S; Stein N; Overeem I; Khalid A; Trower EJ
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth SurfacePublication Date: 2020-08-01
Type: Journal Article
The Counteracting Effects of Snowmelt Rate and Timing on Runoff
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Barnhart TB; Tague CL; Molotch NP
Published in: Water Resources ResearchPublication Date: 2020-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Extreme Runoff Generation From Atmospheric River Driven Snowmelt During the 2017 Oroville Dam Spillways Incident
All Authors:
Henn B; Musselman KN; Lestak L; Ralph FM; Molotch NP
Published in: Geophysical Research LettersPublication Date: 2020-07-28
Type: Journal Article
Sensitivity evaluation of the Kudryavtsev permafrost model
CU Boulder Authors:
Overeem, Irina
All Authors:
Wang K; Jafarov E; Overeem I
Published in: Science of the Total EnvironmentPublication Date: 2020-06-10
Type: Journal Article
Snowfall Fraction, Cold Content, and Energy Balance Changes Drive Differential Response to Simulated Warming in an Alpine and Subalpine Snowpack
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Jennings KS; Molotch NP
Published in: Frontiers in Earth SciencePublication Date: 2020-06-05
Type: Journal Article
Dominant process zones in a mixed fluvial-tidal delta are morphologically distinct
CU Boulder Authors:
Overeem, Irina
All Authors:
Perignon M; Adams J; Overeem I; Passalacqua P
Publication Date: 2020-04-22Type: Journal Article
Hydrologic connectivity at the hillslope scale through intra-snowpack flow paths during snowmelt
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Webb RW; Wigmore O; Jennings K; Fend M; Molotch NP
Published in: Hydrological ProcessesPublication Date: 2020-03-30
Type: Journal Article
Geomorphic imprint of dynamic topography and intraplate tectonism in central Australia
CU Boulder Authors:
Anderson, Suzanne Prestrud
All Authors:
Jansen J; Sandiford M; Fujioka T; Cohen T; Struck M; Anderson S; Anderson R; Egholm D
Publication Date: 2020-03-23Type: Journal Article
Orographic Controls on Subdaily Rainfall Statistics and Flood Frequency in the Colorado Front Range, USA
All Authors:
Rossi MW; Anderson RS; Anderson SP; Tucker GE
Published in: Geophysical Research LettersPublication Date: 2020-02-28
Type: Journal Article