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Wild Fluctuations in Sierra Snow

The California mountain range alternated between extreme precipitation and none at all this winter.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens and Lauren Dauphin, using data courtesy of Leanne Lestak/University of Colorado-INSTAAR, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Michael Carlowicz.

Published May 6, 2022
Data acquired April 1, 2022

Sources:
Aqua > MODIS
In situ Measurement
Terra > MODIS
Collection:
Science in Action