Figure 3. The graph on the left shows the average snow albedo over the western United States in relation to the 23-year satellite record. Note that the low values in October and early November were caused by missing data acquisitions as NASA performed satellite maneuvers to change the orbit of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Terra. The map on the right shows the differences between the snow albedo for an average year and the snow albedo observed in March 2023. — Credit: Karl Rittger, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research and Mary J. Brodzik, National Snow and Ice Data Center