Forest Fires Darken Snow for Years following Disturbance: Magnitude, Duration, and Composition of Light Absorbing Impurities in Seasonal Snow across a Chronosequence of Burned Forests in the Colorado River Headwaters

Kelly E. Gleason1, Monica M Arienzo2, Nathan Chellman3 and Joe McConnell3, (1)Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV, United States, (2)Desert Research Institute, Reno, United States, (3)Desert Research Institute, Division of Hydrologic Science, Reno, United States