May 14, 2012

Citizen Scientists Help with Winter Landscape Study Investigating Reforestation and Climate Change in NH

Citizen scientists are helping doctoral student Elizabeth Burakowski and her adviser Cameron Wake (of the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space) collect data for the first study ever to measure the albedo of the New Hampshire landscape in winter.  Changes in albedo (the amount of solar radiation reflected from the Earth's surface) due to reforestation of previously-cleared... Read more

Posted in: Sustainability & the Environment, Research Development & Communications, Research Spotlight
Tags: 2012, albedo, Cameron Wake, citizen scientists, climate change, CoCoRAHs, Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network, Elizabeth Burakowski, EOS, Institute for the Study of Earth-Oceans-and Space, reforestation