Snowflakes that cover mountains or linger under tree canopies are a vital freshwater resource for over a billion people around the world.
Snowflakes that cover mountains or linger under tree canopies are a vital freshwater resource for over a billion people around the world. To help determine how much freshwater is stored in snow, a team of NASA-funded researchers is creating a computer-based tool that simulates the best way to detect snow and measure its water content from space.
This image is a view southwestward across the Kamchatka Peninsula. The cluster of volcanoes in the middle distance are active, including Klutchevskaya whose summit reaches 15,580 feet.
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Image Credit: NASAText: Elizabeth Goldbaum