Snow water equivalent survey in the New York--Lake Ontario region

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:5268295

Fritzsche, A E

Thirty flight lines, including about 300 line miles, were flown during February 26, 1977 to March 1, 1977 to measure the water equivalent of snow in the Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse areas of New York State. The method utilizing the attenuation by snow of natural terrestrial gamma rays was used. Water equivalents from less than one inch, between Rochester and Syracuse, to thirteen inches, east of Lake Ontario, were measured. Concentrated ground based measurements, using snow tubes, near Lake Owasco supported the airborne results. 3 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: EG and G, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: NOAA; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-76NV01183
• OSTI ID: 5268295
• Report Number(s): EGG-1183-1715; ON: DE91018198
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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