Operational implementation and evaluation of a blowing snow scheme for avalanche hazard forecasting
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DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2017.12.006
Abstract: Abstract In alpine terrain, blowing snow events strongly affect the local evolution of the avalanche danger and must be taken into account by avalanche hazard forecasters. This study presents the implementation and the evaluation of… read more here.
Keywords: avalanche hazard; sytron; evaluation blowing; implementation evaluation ... See more keywords
Link Between Arctic Tropospheric BrO Explosion Observed From Space and Sea‐Salt Aerosols From Blowing Snow Investigated Using Ozone Monitoring Instrument BrO Data and GEOS‐5 Data Assimilation System
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DOI: 10.1029/2017jd026889
Abstract: Bromine radicals (Br + BrO) are important atmospheric species owing to their ability to catalytically destroy ozone as well as their potential impacts on the oxidative pathways of many trace gases, including dimethylsulfide and mercury.… read more here.
Keywords: space; sea; bro; blowing snow ... See more keywords
Blowing Snow at McMurdo Station, Antarctica During the AWARE Field Campaign: Surface and Ceilometer Observations
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DOI: 10.1029/2020jd033935
Abstract: Key Points: • The frequency of blowing snow at McMurdo Station, A ntarctica is analyzed based on human observations and ground-based instrumentation . • Alterations to the algorithm developed by Gossart e t al. (2017)… read more here.
Keywords: snow mcmurdo; blowing snow; mcmurdo station; station antarctica ... See more keywords
Implementation and Impacts of Surface and Blowing Snow Sources of Arctic Bromine Activation Within WRF‐Chem 4.1.1
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DOI: 10.1029/2020ms002391
Abstract: Elevated concentrations of atmospheric bromine are known to cause ozone depletion in the Arctic, which is most frequently observed during springtime. We implement a detailed description of bromine and chlorine chemistry within the WRF‐Chem 4.1.1… read more here.
Keywords: chemistry; bromine activation; blowing snow; surface ... See more keywords
Insight into the Thermodynamic Structure of Blowing-Snow Layers in Antarctica from Dropsonde and CALIPSO Measurements
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DOI: 10.1175/jamc-d-18-0082.1
Abstract: Blowing snow is a frequent and widespread phenomenon over most of Antarctica. The transport and sublimation of blowing snow are important for the mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet, and the latter is a… read more here.
Keywords: layers antarctica; thermodynamic structure; snow layers; layer ... See more keywords
GOES-16 Observations of Blowing Snow in Horizontal Convective Rolls on 24 February 2019
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DOI: 10.1175/mwr-d-19-0354.1
Abstract: AbstractOn 24 February 2019, strong winds behind an Arctic cold front led to widespread blowing snow across the northern Great Plains including areas in eastern North/South Dakota and western Minne... read more here.
Keywords: snow horizontal; february 2019; observations blowing; goes observations ... See more keywords
Applying a Physically Based Blowing Snow Diagnostic Parameterization to Improve Wintertime Visibility Forecasts in the WRF Model
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DOI: 10.1175/waf-d-20-0106.1
Abstract: Blowing snow presents substantial risk to human activities by causing severe visibility degradation and snow drifting. Furthermore, blowing snow presents a weather forecast challenge since it is not generally simulated in operational weather forecast models.… read more here.
Keywords: physically based; based blowing; visibility; model ... See more keywords
Sea salt aerosol production via sublimating wind-blown saline snow particles over sea ice: parameterizations and relevant microphysical mechanisms
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DOI: 10.5194/acp-19-8407-2019
Abstract: Abstract. Blowing snow over sea ice has been proposed as a significant source of sea salt aerosol (SSA) (Yang et al., 2008). In this study, using snow salinity data and blowing snow and aerosol particle… read more here.
Keywords: ssa; sublimation; snow particle; particle ... See more keywords
First direct observation of sea salt aerosol production from blowing snow above sea ice
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DOI: 10.5194/acp-20-2549-2020
Abstract: Abstract. Two consecutive cruises in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, in winter 2013 provided the first direct observations of sea salt aerosol (SSA) production from blowing snow above sea ice, thereby validating a model hypothesis to… read more here.
Keywords: sea salt; sea ice; ice; snow sea ... See more keywords