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A Tree Stands in the Sierra Nevada
Research at NSF's Southern Sierra CZO links snowmelt with downstream water supplies.
Credit: NSF Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory/Jenny Park
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Follow snowfall and snowmelt in the Sierras beneath the Critical Zone Tree.
Credit: NSF Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory
Location of the Critical Zone Tree, a white fir among ponderosa pines and other conifers.
Credit: NSF Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory
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Scientists snowshoe to the NSF CZO site in the mountain forests of the Sierra Nevada.
Credit: NSF Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory
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Listening to a tree's heartbeat: A sap-flux meter monitors a Critical Zone Tree.
Credit: NSF Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory
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Science-in-the-snow: Downloading data from instruments placed on Critical Zone Trees.
Credit: NSF Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory
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