Forest-Snow Interactions in a High Elevation Critical Zone, CA 2022

This lidar dataset was collected as part of an NCALM Seed grant for Cara Piske at the University of Nevada, Reno. This dataset was collected to investigate forest-snow interactions in a high elevation critical zone. The study area is located northwest of Truckee, California and covers approximately 50 km2.Publications associated with this dataset can be found at NCALM's Data Tracking Center

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Last Updated September 26, 2025, 10:29 (UTC)
Created September 26, 2025, 10:29 (UTC)
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sci:citation Piske, C. (2022). Forest-Snow Interactions in a High Elevation Critical Zone, CA 2022. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9ZG6QF7. Accessed <YYYY-MM-DD>
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