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Sierra Nevada Snowpack in a Wet Year, Dry Year

Seasonal snowpack in the Sierra Nevada depends on whether a winter is wet or dry, and 2015 shaped up to be exceptionally dry.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Sierra Nevada Snowpack in a Wet Year, Dry Year.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen, using data from the Level 1 and Atmospheres Active Distribution System (LAADS). Caption by Kathryn Hansen.

Published October 21, 2015
Data acquired 2011 - 2015