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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-2507-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-2507-2025
Research article
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14 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 14 Jul 2025

Aspect controls on the spatial redistribution of snow water equivalence through the lateral flow of liquid water in a subalpine catchment

Kori L. Mooney and Ryan W. Webb

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This study observes the movement of snow water equivalence (SWE) during mid-winter surface melt and spring snowmelt periods. We observed that the south-facing slope that experienced mid-winter surface melt events showed meltwater flowing downslope through the snow. The north-facing slope saw a similar redistribution of meltwater during the spring snowmelt period.
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