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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-329-2016
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Research article
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10 Feb 2016
Research article |
| 10 Feb 2016
Snow and albedo climate change impacts across the United States Northern Great Plains
S. R. Fassnacht
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
ESS-Watershed Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
Colorado 80523-1476, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Fort Collins,
Colorado 80523-1375, USA
Geospatial Centroid at CSU, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1019, USA
M. L. Cherry
ESS-Watershed Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
Colorado 80523-1476, USA
now at: Department of Geography, University of Victoria, David
Turpin Building B203, 3800 Finnerty Road (Ring Road), Victoria, British Columbia V8P 5C2,
Canada
N. B. H. Venable
EASC-Watershed Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
Colorado 80523-1482, USA
F. Saavedra
EASC-Watershed Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
Colorado 80523-1482, USA
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Short summary
We used 60 years of daily meteorological data from 20 stations across the US Northern Great Plains to examine climate trends, focusing on the winter climate. Besides standard climate trends, we computed trends in snowfall amounts, days with precipitation, days with snow, and modelled winter albedo (surface reflectivity). Daily minimum temperatures and days with precipitation increased at most locations, while winter albedo decreased at many stations. There was much spatial variability.
We used 60 years of daily meteorological data from 20 stations across the US Northern Great...
