Jack Dechow

Post Doc @ UNC studying mountain snow processes, working to improve model estimates.

This page collects open-source tools, datasets, and teaching materials from my research.

Datasets

CoReSSD

The Cold Regions Snowfall and Snowpack Dataset (CoReSSD) is a 1 km snowfall and snow water equivalent dataset.

Software & Code

Blender

Blender is a non-linear optimization algorithm to downscale and merge remotely sensed snow cover fraction and modeled snowpack mass-and-energy-balance components to produce high-resolution SWE and snowfall estimates that comply with the remotely sensed melt-out date. Blender is also the core method behind the CoReSSD dataset.

  • Language: Julia
  • Repository: github.com/dechowjack/Blender
  • Reference: Dechow, J., Durand, M., Wrzesien, M., Lundquist, J., Rittger, K., Dozier, J., Pavelsky, T., Margulis, S. (in review). Merging Regional Climate Models and Remote Sensing Observations to Better Estimate Mountain Snow Water Equivalent. Water Resources Research. Preprint: doi:10.22541/essoar.175915579.90649700/v1

Teaching & Workshops

Cluster Computing Workshop

Materials from the UNC GHL cluster computing workshop series, including manuals, example scripts, and documentation for getting started with HPC resources.