Temperature-divergence between valleys and mountains
| Title | Temperature-divergence between valleys and mountains |
| Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
| Year of Conference | 1934 |
| Authors | Sager, G. V. |
| Conference Name | 2nd Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference |
| Series Title | Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference |
| Date Published | June 1934 |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union, Transactions 15: |
| Conference Location | Berkeley, California |
| Keywords | Snowmelt runoff, Temperature factors |
| Abstract | A study is made to ascertain to what extent the temperature at Reno, Nevada, Elev. 4521, could be taken as indicative of the departure at the nearby mountain stations, thus giving a clue to the probable melting of snow in the mountains, runoff, and snow wastage by evaporation. Mountain stations at Tahoe City -6230; Norden (Donner Summit) -7017; Marlette Lake -8000; all having 24 years of records 1910-1933 were used for the study. Normals were computed and means of departures month by month were tabulated and graphed. A summary in the text indicates that other factors, difficult to measure are involved in a formulas to forecast the snowmelt runoff. |
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