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Regional patterns of snow water equivalent in the Colorado River Basin using snowpack telemetry (SNOTEL) data

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dc.contributor.authorDerry, Jeffrey Edward, author
dc.contributor.authorFassnacht, Steven R., advisor
dc.contributor.authorDoesken, Nolan J., committee member
dc.contributor.authorStednick, John D., committee member
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T07:28:52Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T07:28:52Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionDepartment Head: Michael J. Manfredo.
dc.description.abstractIdentifying regions of homogeneity of precipitation data is often a crucial preliminary step in natural resource investigations. Previous clustering of station based snow water equivalent (SWE) data has typically grouped stations based on spatial proximity, political boundaries, or watershed boundaries, and has been restricted due to the temporal resolution of snow course data. This investigation utilized daily data from 216 snowpack telemetry (SNOTEL) stations located in and around the Colorado River Basin over a 15-year period (1991-2005) to cluster stations, i.e., identify regions of homogeneity, based on the patterns and variability of SWE. To achieve this, data were submitted to a selforganizing map (SOM), a particular application of artificial neural networks. This methodology represents a learning algorithm that is non-linear, non-parametric, unsupervised, and learns through an iterative training process.
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dc.identifier2008_spring_Derry.pdf
dc.identifierETDF2008100001FRWS
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/665
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relationCatalog record number (MMS ID): 991009213629703361
dc.relationGB2619.D477 2008
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dc.titleRegional patterns of snow water equivalent in the Colorado River Basin using snowpack telemetry (SNOTEL) data
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thesis.degree.disciplineForest, Rangeland, and Watershed Stewardship
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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