Cara Piske

graduate student studying fire-forest-snow, UNR
(she/her)

[National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping @NCALM_UH]

FREE #lidar for students: The annual Seed Proposal period opens today! You can submit a proposal from October 10, 2022–January 13, 2023.

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[Arielle Koshkin @KoshkinArielle]

🚨New paper alert!🚨

Our (@_Dr_OpS_ and @snownolin) review paper synthesized current research on wildfire impacts on snowpacks across the Western United States.

[Joanna Millstein @jdmillstein]

Very honored to have a piece on my work published as a feature in the @MIT News magazine @techreview. Thanks to @MITglaciology and @JuneauIcefield for great photos and sources of inspiration. https://t.co/Wf4AidOwp5

[Gabrielle Boisrame @ecopyrohydro]

This naturally-ignited fire is clearing out fuels and diversifying the ecosystem in the watershed I've been studying for the last 10 years!

[Cara Piske @crpiske]

What an amazing group! Thanks to @BigCzcn for including #SnowHydrology in the #CriticalZone conversation.

[Big Data Cluster @BigCzcn]

With coffee cups holding a few last sips and wrappers from bite-sized chocolates scattered on the tables, @crpiske and @ecseybold were among those who described their approaches to studying #ComplexSystems in and between snow, soil, and water.

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

Floods are known to be caused by a variety of sources, including  rainfall, snowmelt, or “rain-on-snow” events in which rain falls on existing snowpack. Flood frequencies have traditionally been estimated under the assumption these root causes, are unimportant.

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

.@Briizsasum is a @DRIScience graduate research assistant who recently earned her Master’s degree in hydrogeology from @unevadareno. Learn more about Brianda in her interview with DRI’s Behind the Science blog! https://t.co/x6NtRjIbPO #DiscoverDRI

[Cara Piske @crpiske]

@Briizsasum @nevada_water @DRIScience

[Adrian Harpold @NV_Mtn_Ecohydro]

So incredibly proud of this work led by Ph.D. student Bea Gordon. Its critical we have predictions of our mountain water supplies in a changing future. Co-authors @ecopyrohydro @rcarrollcb @jmcnamaraboise @KroghHydro https://t.co/3fZ57ivjyS

[UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab @UCB_CSSL]

One last bit of #snow (0.8"; 2 cm) fell yesterday during flurries bringing our storm total to 11" (28 cm).

While we are above average for snowfall this year, the real story is the snow #water equivalent and that's only at 22% of normal - the #drought continues.

#CAwx #CAwater

[Ian McDowell @glacialeek]

Do you feel that chill in the air? It's probably because there is about to be a super cool talk! For the last colloquium hosted by @nevada_water, @AliBanwell will be presenting her research on Antarctic ice shelf surface melt tomorrow at 3 pm PT

[Arielle Koshkin @KoshkinArielle]

A neat video about our work in understanding wildfires' impacts on water resources in California.

[Cara Piske @crpiske]

@RaineyAbe @glacier_doc @BoiseState_Grad @jukes_liu Yes! This is awesome. Congrats to all!!

[UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab @UCB_CSSL]

It is absolutely dumping #snow out there!

[Cara Piske @crpiske]

And then there are days when @NV_Mtn_Ecohydro lets you get a ride to the top. Pretty striking ablation patterns at #Tower4 last week. @SagehenCreekFS @jack_tarricone

[UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab @UCB_CSSL]

✅ Heavy #snow right now
✅ Big aggregate snowflakes
✅ Full Castle Creek
✅✅✅ Relaxing

[Cara Piske @crpiske]

Lesson learned... listen to @ecopyrohydro when she suggests snowshoes might work a bit better than skinny skis for pulling a sled up an icy hill.

[Big Data Cluster @BigCzcn]

The eternal question for #cryosphere #FieldScientists: is my research merely an excuse to ski, or is the skiing merely an efficient way to get to remote research sites.

📸: @ecopyrohydro

[Jack Tarricone @jack_tarricone]

Spent the day at @SagehenCreekFS collecting snow depth and density data for the @airbornesnow flight in the Truckee River basin yesterday. Spring is upon us in the Sierra.

@crpiske @snownolin @NV_Mtn_Ecohydro

[Cara Piske @crpiske]

@alexhydro @Briizsasum @MarianaJWebb @nvglaciers @neorsd Oh no 🙈

[Cara Piske @crpiske]

I love this! So proud of my friend @lilyxu0

[Harvard SEAS @hseas]

Ph.D. student Lily Xu has always loved animals and the environment. Her award-winning research into artificial intelligence and machine learning at @hseas is helping preserve the natural world for future generations to love just as much. https://t.co/sHLqdOX8vQ