NASA tracks snowmelt to improve water management

NASA tracks snowmelt to improve water management

As part of a science mission tracking one of Earth's most precious resources—water—NASA's C-20A aircraft conducted a series of seven research flights in March that can help researchers track the process and timeline as snow melts and transforms into a freshwater resource. The agency's Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR) installed on the aircraft collected measurements of seasonal snow cover and estimated the freshwater c…

As part of a scientific mission that followed one of the Earth's most valuable resources – Water – Nasa's C-20A aircraft conducted a series of seven research flights in March that can help researchers follow the process and chronology as the snow melts and changes [...]

NASA Monitors Snowmelt for Enhanced Water Resource Management

NASA’s Innovative Mission to Decode Water Resource Patterns in Snowy Landscapes In a groundbreaking scientific endeavor, NASA has embarked on a mission to unravel one of Earth’s most vital resources — water. Using the advanced capabilities of the C-20A aircraft, NASA conducted a series of seven research flights in March. These flights are pivotal in […]

NASA Tracks Snowmelt to Improve Water Management

3 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The C-20A aircraft, based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, flies over the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California for the Dense UAVSAR Snow Time (DUST) mission on Feb. 28, 2025. The DUST mission collected airborne data about snow water to help improve water management and reservoir systems on the ground.NASA/Starr Ginn As part of a scie…