Major fraction of black carbon is flushed from the melting New Hampshire snowpack nearly as quickly as soluble impurities
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DOI: 10.1002/2016jd025351
Abstract: Seasonal snowpacks accumulate impurities derived from atmospheric aerosols and trace gases throughout the winter and release them during snow melt. Previous field and laboratory studies have shown that a snowpack can lose up to 80%… read more here.
Keywords: black carbon; soluble impurities; new hampshire; snowpack ... See more keywords
Molecular Halogens Above the Arctic Snowpack: Emissions, Diurnal Variations, and Recycling Mechanisms
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DOI: 10.1002/2017jd027175
Abstract: Elevated levels of reactive bromine and chlorine species in the springtime Arctic boundary layer contribute to ozone depletion and mercury oxidation, as well as reactions with volatile organic compounds. Recent laboratory and field studies have… read more here.
Keywords: cl2; production; snowpack; chemistry ... See more keywords
Projecting 21st century snowpack trends in western USA mountains using variable-resolution CESM
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DOI: 10.1007/s00382-017-3606-0
Abstract: Climate change will impact western USA water supplies by shifting precipitation from snow to rain and driving snowmelt earlier in the season. However, changes at the regional-to-mountain scale is still a major topic of interest.… read more here.
Keywords: cesm; western usa; snowpack; usa mountains ... See more keywords
Energy and mass balance dynamics of the seasonal snowpack at two high-altitude sites in the Himalaya
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DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2021.103233
Abstract: Abstract Snow dynamics play a crucial role in the hydrology of alpine catchments in the Himalaya. However, studies based on in-situ observations that elucidate the energy and mass balance of the snowpack at high altitude… read more here.
Keywords: mass balance; cold content; snowpack; energy ... See more keywords
Coupling SNOWPACK-modeled grain size parameters with the HUT snow emission model
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2016.12.021
Abstract: Abstract We studied whether the physical snow evolution model SNOWPACK could be used together with the HUT snow emission model to simulate microwave brightness temperatures (TB) of snow cover and to parameterize key a priori… read more here.
Keywords: snowpack; model; hut snow; grain size ... See more keywords
Estimating alpine snow depth by combining multifrequency passive radiance observations with ensemble snowpack modeling
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.03.016
Abstract: Abstract This paper presents a physically-based snow depth retrieval algorithm adapted for deep mountainous snowpack and airborne multifrequency (10.7, 18.7, 37.0 and 89.0 GHz) passive microwave (PM) radiance observations from a single flight. The algorithm employs… read more here.
Keywords: radiance observations; snow depth; snowpack; multifrequency ... See more keywords
Response of snowpack to +2°C global warming in Hokkaido, Japan
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DOI: 10.1017/jog.2019.85
Abstract: Abstract The response of snowpack to a +2°C global warming relative to the present climate was estimated in Hokkaido, Japan, using a physical snowpack model driven by dynamically downscaled (DDS) data, after model evaluation. The… read more here.
Keywords: snowpack; response snowpack; hokkaido; hokkaido japan ... See more keywords
Citizen snow-scientists trek into the back country
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DOI: 10.1038/s41558-018-0329-0
Abstract: Each winter, many adventurous snow enthusiasts leave the groomed trails and journey into the back country, carrying with them an essential piece of safety equipment — the avalanche probe. Although the collapsible pole’s primary use… read more here.
Keywords: project; back country; snowpack; citizen ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the SNOWPACK model’s metamorphism and microstructure in Canada: a case study
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DOI: 10.1080/02723646.2018.1472984
Abstract: ABSTRACT The snow thermodynamic multi-layer model SNOWPACK was developed to address the risk of avalanches by simulating the vertical properties of snow. Risk and stability assessments are based on the simulation of the vertical variability… read more here.
Keywords: snowpack; size; model; grain size ... See more keywords
Snowpack properties vary in response to burn severity gradients in montane forests
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab5de8
Abstract: Wildfires are altering ecosystems globally as they change in frequency, size, and severity. As wildfires change vegetation structure, they also altermoisture inputs and energy fluxes which influence snowpack and hydrology. In unburned forests, snowhas been… read more here.
Keywords: burn severity; hydrology; severity gradients; snowpack ... See more keywords
3-D Printed Antenna for Snowpack Monitoring
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DOI: 10.1109/lawp.2018.2870550
Abstract: Microwave radars represent a viable solution to perform rapid and nondestructive snowpack analyses. Depending on the working frequency, they are required to provide a suitable compromise between the penetration depth and the spatial resolution. For… read more here.
Keywords: printed antenna; antenna snowpack; snowpack monitoring; snowpack ... See more keywords