Simulation of the specific surface area of snow using a one-dimensional physical snowpack model: implementation and evaluation for subarctic snow in Alaska
The specific surface area (SSA) of the snow constitutes a powerful parameter to quantify the exchange of matter and energy between the snow and the atmosphere. However, currently no snow physics model can simulate the SSA. Therefore, two different types of empirical parameterizations of the specific...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2010-01-01
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| Series: | The Cryosphere |
| Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/4/35/2010/tc-4-35-2010.pdf |