Re: [pct-l] Snow-y-go-round.

At 03:25 PM 5/4/00 , CMountainDave@aol.com wrote:
>so lets say it takes 5 inches of consolidated snow to make one inch of
liquid
>moisture

The California Snow Survey says that snow density in the Sierra varies 
greatly, but after May, it is about 2 inches of snow for each inch of water 
equivalent:

 From http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow/misc/density.html

"After May, the snowpack will probably remain at slightly above 50% density 
as it melts. Rain falling on this ripe snow may accelerate its melt rate, 
but the intense sunshine of late spring and summer is the principal melting 
energy source. "

-Brick

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