DURHAM — This winter, University of New Hampshire researchers will monitor New Hampshire’s snowpack in real time using sophisticated new snow scales at UNH’s Kingman Research Farm, a facility of the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station.
The monitoring will lead to better understanding of the impact of less snowpack on everything from drought and the growing season to winter tourism.
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