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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
Two CU Boulder profs elected to National Academy of Sciences (Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine)
Geologist (and INSTAAR) Robert S. Anderson and astrophysicist Fran Bagenal recognized for ‘distinguished and continuing achievements in original research’. Read more
Researchers find that heavy snowmelt plus usually warm temperatures amped up Oroville Dam incident
In February 2017, failures in the spillways of Oroville Dam forced the evacuation of 188,000 people and caused $1 billion in damage repairs. According to scientists, including INSTAARs Keith Musselman, Leanne Lestak, and Noah Molotch, a warmer climate might create more dangerous events like this. Read more
Publications
Publications for CRYSP faculty members R. Anderson, S. Anderson, Molotch, and Overeem are shown below
Hillslope lowering rates and mobile-regolith residence times from in situ and meteoric Be-10 analysis, Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory, Colorado
CU Boulder Authors:
Anderson, Bob
All Authors:
Foster MA; Anderson RS; Wyshnytzky CE; Ouimet WB; Dethier DP
Published in: Geological Society of America BulletinPublication Date: 2015-05-01
Type: Journal Article
Exhumation by debris flows in the 2013 Colorado Front Range storm
CU Boulder Authors:
Anderson, Bob; Anderson, Suzanne Prestrud
All Authors:
Anderson SW; Anderson SP; Anderson RS
Published in: Geology (Boulder)Publication Date: 2015-05-01
Type: Journal Article
Snowpack-climate manipulation using infrared heaters in subalpine forests of the Southern Rocky Mountains, USA
CU Boulder Authors:
Musselman, Keith N; Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Meromy L; Molotch NP; Williams MW; Musselman KN; Kueppers LM
Published in: Agricultural and Forest MeteorologyPublication Date: 2015-04-15
Type: Journal Article
Catchment response to bark beetle outbreak and dust-on-snow in the Colorado Rocky Mountains
CU Boulder Authors:
Wessman, Carol A; Molotch, Noah Paul; Livneh, Ben; Deems, Jeffrey Sinclair; Barsugli, Joseph James
All Authors:
Livneh B; Deems JS; Buma B; Barsugli JJ; Schneider D; Molotch NP; Wolter K; Wessman CA
Published in: Journal of HydrologyPublication Date: 2015-04-01
Type: Journal Article
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:
Musselman, Keith N; Molotch, Noah Paul
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:
Musselman, Keith N; Molotch, Noah Paul
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
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:
Barsugli, Joseph James; Molotch, Noah Paul; Deems, Jeffrey Sinclair; Livneh, Ben
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:
Anderson, Suzanne Prestrud; Hinckley, Eve-Lyn
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:
Syvitski, Jaia; Overeem, Irina
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
CU Boulder Authors:
Hinckley, Eve-Lyn; Anderson, Suzanne Prestrud
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
A Vision for Future Observations for Western U.S. Extreme Precipitation and Flooding
CU Boulder Authors:
Reynolds, David W; 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
Modelling the effects of the mountain pine beetle on snowmelt in a subalpine forest
CU Boulder Authors:
Musselman, Keith N; Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Perrot D; Molotch NP; Musselman KN; Pugh ET
Published in: EcohydrologyPublication 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:
Anderson, Bob; Doak, Daniel F.
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