NASA’s SnowEx ground and airborne campaign is a multiyear effort using a variety of techniques to study snow characteristics, and the team concludes their final year in Alaska. Project Scientist Carrie Vuyovich previews the campaign ahead. Not only is SnowEx learning valuable information about how snow properties change by terrain and season, but they are also testing the tools NASA will need to sample snow from space.
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SnowEx Sets Sights on Alaska
Studying how snow properties change by terrain and season and testing the tools NASA will need to sample snow from space.
08 de março de 2023
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