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The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,078,490.19 Cooperative Agreement to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (Northern Water) under the Snow Water Supply Forecasting program (CFDA 15.078) to conduct airborne snow surveys over the Colorado River headwaters. Over the next 3 years, Northern Water will partner with Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. to perform 3 airborne snow surveys per year during the spring runoff period. The data collected from these surveys, along with ISNOBAL...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,084,428 Cooperative Agreement to the Regents of the University of Colorado under the Snow Water Supply Forecasting program (CFDA 15.078) to develop a Surface Snow Water Equivalent Data Fusion System (SWE-Fusion) for the western United States. The primary objective is to provide improved surface snow water equivalent estimates to enable better decision-making during anomalous hydrologic conditions like drought and flooding. The University will combine...

This $1,228,743.28 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Snow Water Supply Forecasting (CFDA 15.078) program aims to improve water supply forecasts by enhancing snow monitoring through emerging technologies like aerial LiDAR surveys. The project will identify locations with unique snowpack dynamics not captured by existing monitoring networks and evaluate how incorporating LiDAR-derived snow data can improve forecasting accuracy compared to relying solely on...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement to Oregon State University under CFDA 10.907 - Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting program. The purpose of this one-year award, which commenced on September 30, 2023, is to develop a near real-time quality control and data estimation capability for the SNOTEL, SNOLITE, and SCAN monitoring networks operated by NRCS. The goal is to enhance the collection, management, and dissemination of snowpack and...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,060,448 Cooperative Agreement on December 20, 2023, under the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program (CFDA 15.078) to The Regents of the University of Colorado. This grant aims to improve water supply forecasts by enhancing snow monitoring through the deployment of emerging technologies, such as airborne LiDAR, and better integration of snow data into forecasting models. The project has two sub-awards - one to Oregon State University to assist in...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,175,151.46 Cooperative Agreement on April 28, 2025 to Oregon State University (OSU) under the Snow Water Supply Forecasting program (CFDA 15.078). The project aims to improve water supply forecasts by fusing high-resolution LiDAR data with in-situ snow measurements to better model snowpack distribution and evolution. Key objectives include: (1) integrating LiDAR (high spatial resolution, low temporal) with snow telemetry and community science data (low...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program (CFDA 15.078) will address key knowledge gaps in understanding the impacts of wildfire on snow accumulation, ablation, and runoff generation. The $876,296.41 project, with a period of performance from January 4, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will leverage a network of automated stations and field studies initiated following the 2020 Cameron Peak and East Troublesome Fires in Colorado....

This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program totaling $153,622 will support the development of a novel low-cost snow water equivalent (SWE) measurement system using a single global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver. NWB Sensors Inc. will write software to implement their proposed method for measuring snowpack data with...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $747,029 Project Grant to the University of Utah under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct an observational evaluation of the effects of atmospheric temperature and turbulence on hydrometeor fall speeds. Over a three-year period ending May 2025, the University will deploy instrumentation at a high-elevation field site in Utah's Wasatch Mountains to directly and automatically measure individual snowflake motions, air turbulence,...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,003,256.99 Cooperative Agreement to Applied Research Team Inc. on January 4, 2024 under the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program (CFDA 15.078). This project aims to demonstrate how the combination of weather radar data and ground-based monitoring can effectively measure snow water equivalent (SWE) at high resolution. The project will focus on multiple headwater watersheds in the Upper Colorado River Basin and the Rio Grande River Basin, utilizing both...