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Member Since 2004
Julie A. Vano
Research Director, Aspen Global Change Institute
Professional Experience
Aspen Global Change Institute
Research Director
2019 - Present
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Project Scientist
2015 - 2019
Education
Doctorate
2013
Current Roles
Immediate Past President
Science and Society Executive Committee
Member
Science and Society Fellows Committee
Publications
Ranking Forest Effects on Snow Storage: A Decision Tool for Forest Management

Forests modify snow accumulation and ablation rates as well as overall snow storage amounts and durations, with multiple processes acting simultane...

October 06, 2021
AGU Abstracts
Collaborative Mountain Hydrology for the Colorado River Headwaters
AN INTEGRATED COMMUNITY APPROACH TO MODELING, OBSERVATIONS, AND PREDICTION OF THE WATER ENERGY AND CARBON CYCLES ACROSS CLIMATE TIMESCALES OVER THE CONUS POSTER
hydrology | 15 december 2023
Julie A. Vano, Tanya Petach, Jeffrey S. Deems, Mar...
Beginning primarily as snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains, the Colorado River supplies water to over 40 million people in seven US states and Mexico. A...
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Developing outreach and educational tools and opportunities for the Sublimation of Snow (SOS) project
ATMOSPHERE-THROUGH-BEDROCK OBSERVATIONS, MODELING, AND SCIENCE IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN I POSTER
hydrology | 14 december 2023
Emilio I. Mateo, Liz Carver, Julie A. Vano, Elise ...
Snow is a vital part of water resources, but sublimation may remove 10% to 90% of snowfall from the system. Due to a critical shortage of reliable dir...
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Measuring sublimation of snow on the valley floor of a Colorado River headwater basin, Winter 2022-23
ATMOSPHERE-THROUGH-BEDROCK OBSERVATIONS, MODELING, AND SCIENCE IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN II ORAL
hydrology | 14 december 2023
Eli Schwat, Daniel Hogan, Jessica D. Lundquist, Et...
In Colorado River headwater basins, snow lost to sublimation is removed from the water towers of the United States Southwest, but models disagree abou...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2024
Immediate Past President
Science and Society Executive Committee
2023 - 2024
Member
Science and Society Fellows Committee
2021 - 2022
Member
Hydrology Water and Society Technical Committee
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