New paper: 2,200-Year tree-ring and lake-sediment based snowpack reconstruction for the northern Rocky Mountains highlights the historic magnitude of recent snow drought

New paper: 2,200-Year tree-ring and lake-sediment based snowpack reconstruction for the northern Rocky Mountains highlights the historic magnitude of recent snow drought

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This paper was part of the project "Characterizing Historic Streamflow to Support Drought Planning in the Upper Missouri River Basin:  Paleohydrologic Resources for Drought Planning and Improved Operations in the Upper Missouri River Basin", funded by the NC CASC.

Read the paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666033420300137 

Learn more about the project: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5b33bfd8e4b040769c172ff8

 

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