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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
American Geophysical Union’s Hydrology Section Fellows discuss the future of science
INSTAAR Fellow Suzanne Anderson was part of a deep dive into the future of hydrologic science and the responsibilities of scientists, recorded at the inaugural Frontiers in Hydrology Meeting. Read more
Scientists take flight to map California’s vast snowpack and measure flooding threats (L.A. Times)
Noah Molotch is quoted in this Los Angeles Times article about mapping the recent historic snowpack in California using laser pulses and spectrometers from the air. The flights are collecting data to estimate when and how fast the snow will melt, helping officials prepare for the runoff, manage water releases from dams, and asses areas at risk of flooding. Read more
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
Publications
Publications for CRYSP faculty members R. Anderson, S. Anderson, Molotch, and Overeem are shown below
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: 2020-11-23
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
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
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
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
Developing and implementing standards and best practices for developers of numerical models
All Authors:
Kettner A; Overeem I; Tucker G; Hutton E; Piper M; Hsu L
Publication Date: 2019-12-09Type: Conference Proceeding
The Basic Model Interface 2.0: A standard interface for geoscientific numerical models and data
All Authors:
Hutton E; Tucker G; Kettner A; Overeem I
Publication Date: 2019-12-09Type: Conference Proceeding
Water within, moving through, and shaping the Earth's surface: Introducing a special issue on water in the critical zone PREFACE
CU Boulder Authors:
Anderson, Suzanne Prestrud
All Authors:
Fan Y; Grant G; Anderson SP
Published in: Hydrological ProcessesPublication Date: 2019-11-08
Type: Journal Article
Spatially Extensive Ground-Penetrating Radar Snow Depth Observations During NASA's 2017 SnowEx Campaign: Comparison With In Situ, Airborne, and Satellite Observations
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Published in: Water Resources ResearchMcGrath D; Webb R; Shean D; Bonnell R; Marshall H-P; Painter TH; Molotch NP; Elder K; Hiemstra C; Brucker L...
- McGrath D
- Webb R
- Shean D
- Bonnell R
- Marshall H-P
- Painter TH
- Molotch NP
- Elder K
- Hiemstra C
- Brucker L
Publication Date: 2019-11-01
Type: Journal Article
The sensitivity of modeled snow accumulation and melt to precipitation phase methods across a climatic gradient
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Jennings KS; Molotch NP
Published in: Hydrology and Earth System SciencesPublication Date: 2019-09-18
Type: Journal Article
Changing Arctic River Dynamics Cause Localized Permafrost Thaw
CU Boulder Authors:
Overeem, Irina; Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Zheng L; Overeem I; Wang K; Clow GD
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth SurfacePublication Date: 2019-09-01
Type: Journal Article
Breaking it Down: Mechanical Processes in the Weathering Engine
CU Boulder Authors:
Anderson, Suzanne Prestrud
All Authors:
Anderson SP
Published in: Elements (Ottawa): an international magazine of mineralogy, geochemistry, and petrologyPublication Date: 2019-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Snowfall interception in a deciduous Nothofagus forest and implications for spatial snowpack distribution
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Huerta ML; Molotch NP; McPhee J
Published in: Hydrological ProcessesPublication Date: 2019-06-30
Type: Journal Article
Exploring Surface Processes Using the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System Modeling Tools
All Authors:
Overeem I; Adams J; Perignon M; Tucker G; Kettner A; Hutton E
Publication Date: 2019-06-24Type: Conference Proceeding
On the Role of Spatial Snow Distribution on Alpine Catchment Hydrology
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul; Livneh, Ben
All Authors:
Badger AM; Livneh B; Molotch NP
Publication Date: 2019-05-19Type: Conference Proceeding