Modeling and Measuring Snow Processes across Scales
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Meteorology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2020) | Viewed by 30806
Special Issue Editor
Interests: atmosphere-cryosphere interaction; climate variability and change in polar regions and high mountains; synoptic meteorology and forecasting
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Dear Colleagues,
Snowfall and snow cover play a very important role in the climate system, modifying the global energy budget because of its high albedo. Snowmelt is also an important component of the hydrologic process in many mountainous environments as well as in polar regions. The increase in surface temperatures has relevant cryospheric consequences for polar and high-elevation regions, where snow is a dominant climatic feature. Higher temperatures may result in shifting from solid to liquid precipitation, earlier snowmelt, reducing snow cover extent, and shortening of the snow cover duration. Although much progress has been made in understanding and predicting snow precipitation and snow cover changes and their multiple consequences, many aspects, such as snow monitoring and modeling and the impact of snow changes on ecosystems and society, remain open research topics that require further understanding.
This Special Issue of Atmosphere aims to capture the state of the art of modeling and measuring snow processes, including, among other aspects, snow accumulation and spatial distribution, snow transport, snow–vegetation interactions, snow cover and melting, snowfall, and snowpack in mountains and polar regions. Studies focusing on analyzing and predicting changes in snow processes and the ecological and societal impacts during the 21st century due to climate change will also be welcome.
Dr. Jorge F. Carrasco
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Snowfall
- Snowpack
- Snow cover
- Snowmelt
- Modeling snow processes
- Snow change impacts
- Snow polar regions
- Snow mountains regions
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