U. S. Weather Bureau snow cover observation program

TitleU. S. Weather Bureau snow cover observation program
Publication TypeConference Proceedings
Year of Conference1953
AuthorsButson, K. D.
Conference Name21st Annual Western Snow Conference
Series TitleProceedings of the 21st Annual Western Snow Conference
Date PublishedApril 1953
PublisherWestern Snow Conference
Conference LocationBoise, Idaho
KeywordsPhotographic analysis of snowcover, Snowcover distribution
Abstract

Photographic observational techniques for snow surveying the Columbia Basin, under study by the weather Bureau, are described briefly. Twelve stations for obtaining photographs by cooperative observers were in operation in 1952 and 1953. No conclusive results are given, but comparison of photographs obtained in 1952 with the daily streamflow suggest favorable results.