Friends of Alta Speaker Series: How desert dust influences snow melt and water supply

Join Friends of Alta and Professor McKenzie Skiles to learn how dust from urban and natural sources, such as the Great Salt Lake, impacts snowpack.

McKenzie Skiles Bio:

My research interests include snow hydrology, light absorbing particulates in snow/snow energy balance, remote sensing of the cryosphere, and cryosphere-climate interaction. My research methods combine numerical modeling with laboratory analysis and field/remotely sensed observations. One of my main research trajectories is investigating the impacts of mineral dust/black carbon deposition on snow in the Western US, where changing snowmelt patterns have important implications for water security.

Free event but donations encouraged!