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snow drought — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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snow drought

Scope: hydrology

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 65 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on snow drought with 65 nodes and 128 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Barbey's Larkspur, Nuttall's Larkspur, Engelmann Spruce.

Definition

Below-normal snowpack conditions that can be caused by lack of winter precipitation (dry) or winter precipitation falling as rain rather than snow (warm)

Related Terms (5)

warm snow droughtdry snow droughtdroughtdry conditionsD3 (extreme) drought conditions

Publications (2)

An Extreme Number of Sensors in One Spot

2022Mt. Views Chronicle

Understanding the importance of coniferous understory versus open meadows for bees in times of drought

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Tree ring records

measurement1 shared paper

Pollinator-Plant Interactions

phenomenon1 shared paper

climate change

phenomenon1 shared paper

pollinator visitation rate

measurement1 shared paper

floral morphology

measurement1 shared paper

sublimation

process1 shared paper

extreme climatic events

phenomenon1 shared paper

snowmelt timing

measurement1 shared paper

phase diagram analysis

analytical1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Pinaceae2 papers

Abies lasiocarpa

Pinaceae1 paper

Pinus contorta

Pinaceae1 paper

Nuttall's Larkspur

Ranunculaceae1 paper

Engelmann Spruce

Pinaceae1 paper

Claytonia lanceolata

Montiaceae1 paper

Euphydryas gillettii

Nymphalidae1 paper

Cardamine cordifolia

Brassicaceae1 paper

Potentilla pulcherrima

Rosaceae1 paper

Populus tremuloides

Salicaceae1 paper