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January 13, 2015

Mountain system inflates temp increases at higher elevations
Missoula MT (SPX) Jan 13, 2015
In a recent study, University of Montana and Montana Climate Office researcher Jared Oyler found that while the western U.S. has warmed, recently observed warming in the mountains of the western U.S. likely is not as large as previously supposed. His results, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, show that sensor changes have significantly biased temperature observations from the Snowpack Telemetry (SNOTEL) station network. More than 700 SNOTEL sites monitor temperature and ... read more

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