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08 Jul 2016
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| 08 Jul 2016
Two years with extreme and little snowfall: effects on energy partitioning and surface energy exchange in a high-Arctic tundra ecosystem
Christian Stiegler
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sölvegatan 12, 223 62 Lund, Sweden
Magnus Lund
Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sölvegatan 12, 223 62 Lund, Sweden
Arctic Research Centre, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Torben Røjle Christensen
Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sölvegatan 12, 223 62 Lund, Sweden
Arctic Research Centre, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Mikhail Mastepanov
Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sölvegatan 12, 223 62 Lund, Sweden
Arctic Research Centre, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Anders Lindroth
Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sölvegatan 12, 223 62 Lund, Sweden
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Short summary
In this study we investigate the impact of strong variability in snow accumulation during 2 subsequent years (2013–2014) on the land–atmosphere interactions and surface energy exchange in two high-Arctic tundra ecosystems (wet fen and dry heath) in Zackenberg, Northeast Greenland. We observe that the energy balance during the snowmelt periods and growing seasons was strongly regulated by the availability of snow meltwater, with strong impact on the overall ecosystem performance.
In this study we investigate the impact of strong variability in snow accumulation during 2...
