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Spatial variation of the rain–snow temperature threshold across the Northern Hemisphere by Jennings, Keith S., Winchell, Taylor S., Livneh, Ben, Molotch, Noah P.

“…Despite the importance of precipitation phase to global hydroclimate simulations, many land surface models use spatially uniform air temperature thresholds to…”
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The sensitivity of modeled snow accumulation and melt to precipitation phase methods across a climatic gradient by Jennings, Keith S, Molotch, Noah P

“…A critical component of hydrologic modeling in cold and temperate regions is partitioning precipitation into snow and rain, yet little is known about how…”
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Recent decreases in snow water storage in western North America by Hale, Katherine E, Jennings, Keith S, Musselman, Keith N, Livneh, Ben, Molotch, Noah P

“…Mountain snowpacks act as natural water towers, storing winter precipitation until summer months when downstream water demand is greatest. We introduce a Snow…”
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Observations and simulations of the seasonal evolution of snowpack cold content and its relation to snowmelt and the snowpack energy budget by Jennings, Keith S, Kittel, Timothy G. F, Molotch, Noah P

“…Cold content is a measure of a snowpack's energy deficit and is a linear function of snowpack mass and temperature. Positive energy fluxes into a snowpack must…”
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Effective Engagement While Scaling Up: Lessons from a Citizen Science Program Transitioning from Single- to Multi-Region Scale by Collins, Meghan, Arienzo, Monica M, Nieminen, Sonia, Hatchett, Benjamin J, Nolin, Anne, Jennings, Keith S

“…Engagement strategies are central to the success of community and citizen science (CCS) initiatives; however, relatively little has been written on approaches…”
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Crowdsourced Data Highlight Precipitation Phase Partitioning Variability in Rain‐Snow Transition Zone by Jennings, Keith S., Arienzo, Monica M., Collins, Meghan, Hatchett, Benjamin J., Nolin, Anne W., Aggett, Graeme

“…To increase the number of direct observations of rain and snow, we started a citizen science project that crowdsources precipitation phase reports from…”
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Snowfall Fraction, Cold Content, and Energy Balance Changes Drive Differential Response to Simulated Warming in an Alpine and Subalpine Snowpack by Jennings, Keith S., Molotch, Noah P.

“…Despite widespread warming in mountain regions, little research to date has explored the physical mechanisms driving the variable response of snowpacks to…”
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Enhancing Engagement of Citizen Scientists to Monitor Precipitation Phase by Arienzo, Monica M., Collins, Meghan, Jennings, Keith S.

“…Recent literature has highlighted how citizen science approaches can engage volunteers, expand scientific literacy, and accomplish targeted research…”
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Dry landscapes and parched economies: A review of how drought impacts nonagricultural socioeconomic sectors in the US Intermountain West by Wlostowski, Adam N., Jennings, Keith S., Bash, Rachel E., Burkhardt, Jesse, Wobus, Cameron W., Aggett, Graeme

“…From hampering the ability of water utilities to fill their reservoirs to leaving forests parched and ready to burn, drought is a unique natural hazard that…”
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Data availability and sector‐specific frameworks restrict drought impact quantification in the Intermountain West by Jennings, Keith S., Wlostowski, Adam N., Bash, Rachel E., Burkhardt, Jesse, Wobus, Cameron W., Aggett, Graeme

“…As is the case for many semi‐arid regions globally, drought in the Intermountain West of the United States is a recurrent, costly phenomenon that leaves few…”
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Comprehensive Analysis of the NOAA National Water Model: A Call for Heterogeneous Formulations and Diagnostic Model Selection by Johnson, J. Michael, Fang, Shiqi, Sankarasubramanian, Arumugam, Rad, Arash Modaresi, Kindl da Cunha, Luciana, Jennings, Keith S., Clarke, Keith C., Mazrooei, Amir, Yeghiazarian, Lilit

“…With an increasing number of continental‐scale hydrologic models, the ability to evaluate performance is key to understanding uncertainty and making…”
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Combining Ground‐Penetrating Radar With Terrestrial LiDAR Scanning to Estimate the Spatial Distribution of Liquid Water Content in Seasonal Snowpacks by Webb, R. W., Jennings, K. S., Fend, M., Molotch, N. P.

“…Many communities and ecosystems around the world rely on mountain snowpacks to provide valuable water resources. An important consideration for water resources…”
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