UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab
@UCB_CSSL
The CSSL is a research station of UC Berkeley specializing in snow physics, snow hydrology, meteorology, and climatology. The lab is at an elevation of 6894 ft.
What do we do in the summer? @RobMayeda has some great info on a project that we're doing with the Fire Neural Network to respond to lightning ignition fires faster! #CAwx #Fire #FNN
From snow lab to lightning lab? Even though it's Summer, things are still busy up at Central Sierra Snow Lab, as the team continuous the rollout of lightning detection sensors with to pinpoint strikes more likely generate wildfires @nbcbayarea @UCB_CSSL 7/15/2025
From snow lab to lightning lab? Even though it's Summer, things are still busy up at Central Sierra Snow Lab, as the team continuous the rollout of lightning detection sensors with to pinpoint strikes more likely generate wildfires @nbcbayarea @UCB_CSSL 7/15/2025
Todays office: the @UCB_CSSL The site is home to one of several new sensors that’ll give firefighters a leg up when lightning storms come through. You’ll see the story soon on @kcranews!
The Snow Lab is hiring! We're hiring a Research Scientist to evaluate snowpack mass and energy balance response to precipitation enhancement using the Weather Research and Forecasting Hydrological (WRF-Hydro) and iSnobal models. Details here 👇 linkedin.com/jobs/view/4268…
Looking for something to do on your Saturday? Come visit us at Legacy Day at Donner Memorial State Park! We'd love to chat with you and load you up with stickers!
5/13/25 9:45am Update: A fresh blanket of white covers the lab study site after we received 5.9" (15 cm) of late spring #snow in the last day. Other than some flurries today, there's no snow in the forecast, so this could be our last snowfall of the season. #CAwx #CAwater
5/12/25 3:30pm Update: It's not over yet! We've been getting snow all day and it has led to some wonderful spring conditions ❄️❄️❄️
Yesterday we held our final winter and snowpack briefing of the season that corresponded to the final snow survey in #California. Overall, another great season with statewide snowpack reaching average, which makes three years in a row. Check it out here: youtu.be/D6DYrCA7X2Q?si…
4/26/25 9:10am Update: #Snow started shortly after midnight and we have accumulated 4.5" (11.5 cm) so far with light to moderate rates. We expect more snow through tomorrow with the heaviest rates being overnight tonight and another 5-10" at the lab. #CAwx #CAwater
Mwah hahahaha! You thought it was spring but the weather has other plans! ❄️❄️❄️ We are expecting some late-season snow this weekend (April 26 & 27, 2025) above 6000 feet, most of which will fall Saturday night into Sunday morning. We're currently expecting 6-12" at the lab.
We're exciting to be participating in the Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Festival this Saturday April 26, 2025 at the Palisade's Tahoe Village! Come out to chat with us about all things snow, our research, and educational programs. Or, just stop by to grab yourself a CSSL sticker!
DRI’s Dr. Monica Arienzo, led research for a new study examining contamination levels for Mercury, Zinc, Cadmium & Antimony in the Rocky Mountains. The study was published in the journal Environmental Pollution. bit.ly/41ZnCew, #ScienceThatMattersNow