Articles | Volume 11, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2847-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2847-2017
Research article
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11 Dec 2017
Research article |  | 11 Dec 2017

Snowmelt response to simulated warming across a large elevation gradient, southern Sierra Nevada, California

Keith N. Musselman, Noah P. Molotch, and Steven A. Margulis

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We present a study of how melt rates in the California Sierra Nevada respond to a range of warming projected for this century. Snowfall and melt were simulated for historical and modified (warmer) snow seasons. Winter melt occurs more frequently and more intensely, causing an increase in extreme winter melt. In a warmer climate, less snow persists into the spring, causing spring melt to be substantially lower. The results offer insight into how snow water resources may respond to climate change.