Snow and albedo climate change impacts across the United States Northern Great Plains

In areas with a seasonal snowpack, a warmer climate could cause less snowfall, a shallower snowpack, and a change in the timing of snowmelt, all which could reduce the winter albedo and yield an increase in net short-wave radiation. Trends in temperature, precipitation (total and as snow), days with...

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Main Authors: S. R. Fassnacht, M. L. Cherry, N. B. H. Venable, F. Saavedra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-02-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/329/2016/tc-10-329-2016.pdf