Zach Hoppinen

Zachary's research studied radars and infrasound remote sensing of snow and avalanches. Specifically, he focuses on using car-mounted, airborne, and satellite-based interferometric Synthetic Aperture radar to measure snow properties, comparing measured and model snow temperature gradients in alpine snowpacks, and evaluating the impact of snow burial on avalanche and earthquake infrasound monitoring. He received his master's degree at Montana State University in the Snow and Avalanche laboratory, where he focused on detecting avalanches using SAR satellites.