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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.
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Irina Overeem SEEC C160A (enter through C170A)
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Publications
Publications for CRYSP faculty members R. Anderson, S. Anderson, Molotch, and Overeem are shown below
The Role of Critical Zone Observatories in Critical Zone Science
CU Boulder Authors:
Anderson, Suzanne Prestrud
All Authors:
Published in: Developments in Earth Surface ProcessesWhite T; Brantley S; Banwart S; Chorover J; Dietrich W; Derry L; Lohse K; Anderson S; Aufdendkampe A; Bales R...
- White T
- Brantley S
- Banwart S
- Chorover J
- Dietrich W
- Derry L
- Lohse K
- Anderson S
- Aufdendkampe A
- Bales R
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Type: Chapter
Laser vision: lidar as a transformative tool to advance critical zone science (vol 19, pg 2881, 2015)
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul; Musselman, Keith N
All Authors:
Published in: Hydrology and Earth System SciencesHarpold AA; Marshall JA; Lyon SW; Barnhart TB; Fisher BA; Donovan M; Brubaker KM; Crosby CJ; Glenn NF; Glennie CL...
- Harpold AA
- Marshall JA
- Lyon SW
- Barnhart TB
- Fisher BA
- Donovan M
- Brubaker KM
- Crosby CJ
- Glenn NF
- Glennie CL
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Type: Journal Article
On the characterization of vegetation transmissivity using LAI for application in passive microwave remote sensing of snowpack
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Vander Jagt BJ; Durand MT; Margulis SA; Kim EJ; Molotch NP
Published in: Remote Sensing of Environment: an interdisciplinary journalPublication Date: 2015-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Laser vision: lidar as a transformative tool to advance critical zone science
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul; Musselman, Keith N
All Authors:
Published in: Hydrology and Earth System SciencesHarpold AA; Marshall JA; Lyon SW; Barnhart TB; Fisher BA; Donovan M; Brubaker KM; Crosby CJ; Glenn NF; Glennie CL...
- Harpold AA
- Marshall JA
- Lyon SW
- Barnhart TB
- Fisher BA
- Donovan M
- Brubaker KM
- Crosby CJ
- Glenn NF
- Glennie CL
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Type: Journal Article
River inundation suggests ice-sheet runoff retention
CU Boulder Authors:
Overeem, Irina
All Authors:
Overeem I; Hudson B; Welty E; Mikkelsen A; Bamber J; Petersen D; Lewinter A; Hasholt B
Published in: Journal of GlaciologyPublication Date: 2015-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Relationships between stream nitrate concentration and spatially distributed snowmelt in high-elevation catchments of the western US
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul; Williams, Mark W
All Authors:
Perrot D; Molotch NP; Williams MW; Jepsen SM; Sickman JO
Published in: Water Resources ResearchPublication Date: 2014-11-01
Type: Journal Article
Filling in the gaps: Inferring spatially distributed precipitation from gauge observations over complex terrain
CU Boulder Authors:
Livneh, Ben; Molotch, Noah Paul; Barsugli, Joseph James; Deems, Jeffrey Sinclair
All Authors:
Livneh B; Deems JS; Schneider D; Barsugli JJ; Molotch NP
Published in: Water Resources ResearchPublication Date: 2014-11-01
Type: Journal Article
Variation in critical zone processes and architecture across slope aspects
CU Boulder Authors:
Hinckley, Eve-Lyn; Anderson, Suzanne Prestrud
All Authors:
Anderson SP; Hinckley E-L; Kelly P; Langston A
Published in: Procedia: Earth and Planetary SciencePublication Date: 2014-08-18
Type: Conference Proceeding
InSAR measurements of compaction and subsidence in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, Bangladesh
CU Boulder Authors:
Overeem, Irina; Syvitski, Jaia
All Authors:
Higgins SA; Overeem I; Steckler MS; Syvitski JPM; Seeber L; Akhter SH
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth SurfacePublication Date: 2014-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Evolution of lumpy glacial landscapes
CU Boulder Authors:
Anderson, Bob
All Authors:
Anderson RS
Published in: Geology (Boulder)Publication Date: 2014-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Physiographic and climatic controls on snow cover persistence in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Molotch NP; Meromy L
Published in: Hydrological ProcessesPublication Date: 2014-07-30
Type: Journal Article
Snowpack regimes of the Western United States
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Trujillo E; Molotch NP
Published in: Water Resources ResearchPublication Date: 2014-07-01
Type: Journal Article
Nitrogen retention and transport differ by hillslope aspect at the rain-snow transition of the Colorado Front Range
All Authors:
Hinckley E-LS; Barnes RT; Anderson SP; Williams MW; Bernasconi SM
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: BiogeosciencesPublication Date: 2014-07-01
Type: Journal Article
Modeling erosion of ice-rich permafrost bluffs along the Alaskan Beaufort Sea coast
All Authors:
Barnhart KR; Anderson RS; Overeem I; Wobus C; Clow GD; Urban FE
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth SurfacePublication Date: 2014-05-01
Type: Journal Article
Tree root mounds and their role in transporting soil on forested landscapes
CU Boulder Authors:
Anderson, Bob
All Authors:
Hoffman BSS; Anderson RS
Published in: Earth Surface Processes and LandformsPublication Date: 2014-05-01
Type: Journal Article
Modelling the effects of the mountain pine beetle on snowmelt in a subalpine forest
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul; Musselman, Keith N
All Authors:
Perrot D; Molotch NP; Musselman KN; Pugh ET
Published in: EcohydrologyPublication Date: 2014-04-01
Type: Journal Article
A Vision for Future Observations for Western U.S. Extreme Precipitation and Flooding
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Published in: Journal of Contemporary Water Research and EducationRalph F; Dettinger M; White A; Reynolds D; Cayan D; Schneider T; Cifelli R; Redmond K; Anderson M; Gherke F...
- Ralph F
- Dettinger M
- White A
- Reynolds D
- Cayan D
- Schneider T
- Cifelli R
- Redmond K
- Anderson M
- Gherke F
Publication Date: 2014-04-01
Type: Journal Article
Pleistocene drainage reorganization driven by the isostatic response to deep incision into the northeastern Tibetan Plateau
CU Boulder Authors:
Anderson, Bob
All Authors:
Zhang H; Zhang P; Champagnac J-D; Molnar P; Anderson RS; Kirby E; Craddock WH; Liu S
Published in: Geology (Boulder)Publication Date: 2014-04-01
Type: Journal Article
Lichenometric dating of Little Ice Age glacier moraines using explicit demographic models of lichen colonization, growth, and survival
CU Boulder Authors:
Doak, Daniel F.; Anderson, Bob
All Authors:
Loso MG; Doak DF; Anderson RS
Published in: Geografiska Annaler Series A: Physical GeographyPublication Date: 2014-03-01
Type: Journal Article
LiDAR-derived snowpack data sets from mixed conifer forests across the Western United States
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul; Musselman, Keith N
All Authors:
Published in: Water Resources ResearchHarpold AA; Guo Q; Molotch N; Brooks PD; Bales R; Fernandez-Diaz JC; Musselman KN; Swetnam TL; Kirchner P; Meadows MW...
- Harpold AA
- Guo Q
- Molotch N
- Brooks PD
- Bales R
- Fernandez-Diaz JC
- Musselman KN
- Swetnam TL
- Kirchner P
- Meadows MW
Publication Date: 2014-03-01
Type: Journal Article
Snow Temperature Changes within a Seasonal Snowpack and Their Relationship to Turbulent Fluxes of Sensible and Latent Heat
All Authors:
Burns SP; Molotch NP; Williams MW; Knowles JF; Seok B; Monson RK; Turnipseed AA; Blanken PD
Published in: Journal of HydrometeorologyPublication Date: 2014-02-01
Type: Journal Article
From the litter layer to the saprolite: Chemical changes in water-soluble soil organic matter and their correlation to microbial community composition
All Authors:
Gabor RS; Eilers K; McKnight DM; Fierer N; Anderson SP
Published in: Soil Biology and BiochemistryPublication Date: 2014-01-01
Type: Journal Article
LiDAR measurement of seasonal snow accumulation along an elevation gradient in the southern Sierra Nevada, California
CU Boulder Authors:
Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Kirchner PB; Bales RC; Molotch NP; Flanagan J; Guo Q
Published in: Hydrology and Earth System SciencesPublication Date: 2014-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Aspect control of water movement on hillslopes near the rain-snow transition of the Colorado Front Range
All Authors:
Hinckley E-LS; Ebel BA; Barnes RT; Anderson RS; Williams MW; Anderson SP
Published in: Hydrological ProcessesPublication Date: 2014-01-01
Type: Journal Article
MODIS observed increase in duration and spatial extent of sediment plumes in Greenland fjords
CU Boulder Authors:
Syvitski, Jaia; Overeem, Irina
All Authors:
Hudson B; Overeem I; McGrath D; Syvitski JPM; Mikkelsen A; Hasholt B
Published in: The CryospherePublication Date: 2014-01-01
Type: Journal Article