We’ve been heading up every two weeks to scan the pile and collected some pretty cool data. The cross section below snows relatively consistent loss of volume – including compaction and some melting. Scanning wasn’t bad with my indispensable field assistant, Molly Murtha, especially if we remembered to bring bug spray.
![](https://blog.uvm.edu/snowstor/files/2019/11/20190511_132931-2-1024x768.jpg)
![](https://blog.uvm.edu/snowstor/files/2019/11/Weiss-Fig.-9-REAL.png)
Across the Fence, a UVM news reporting group, came across my research and thought their viewers would be interested. They did a great job with the story.
Tags: Across the Fence, LiDAR, melt, scanning, snow storage, The Science of Storing Snow, volume change, YouTube
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