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Cost/benefit analysis for the Operational Applications of Satellite Snowcover Observations (OASSO)

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1980
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The author has identified the following significant results. The total cost associated with satellite snow cover area measurement (SATSCAM) in the Colorado ASVT was 2,050whichequatesto0.22/sqkm.Whenextrapolatedtothe2,238,890kmareaimpactedbysnow−surveyforecastingintheWesternUnitedStates,thetotalyearlycostofemployingSATSCAMisapproximately2,050 which equates to 0.22/sq km. When extrapolated to the 2,238,890 km area impacted by snow-survey forecasting in the Western United States, the total yearly cost of employing SATSCAM is approximately 493k. The estimated total benefits to hydroeletric energy production is 10myearly,withthePacificNorthwestreceivingthesmallestbenefits,andtheRioGranderegionthehighest.Irrigatedagriculturereceivesayearlytotalbenefitof10m yearly, with the Pacific Northwest receiving the smallest benefits, and the Rio Grande region the highest. Irrigated agriculture receives a yearly total benefit of 38m, with the Lower Colorado region receiving the largest per acre benefit and the Pacific Northwest receiving the lowest

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