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Research article
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13 Dec 2017
Research article |
| 13 Dec 2017
| 13 Dec 2017
Effects of snow grain shape on climate simulations: sensitivity tests with the Norwegian Earth System Model
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Risto Makkonen
Dept. of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64,
00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
Alf Kirkevåg
Norwegian Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 43, Blindern, 0313 Oslo, Norway
Jens B. Debernard
Norwegian Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 43, Blindern, 0313 Oslo, Norway
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Short summary
While snow grains are non-spherical, spheres are often assumed in radiation calculations. Here, we replace spherical snow grains with non-spherical snow grains in a climate model. This leads to a somewhat higher snow albedo (by 0.02–0.03), increased snow and sea ice cover, and a distinctly colder climate (by over 1 K in the global mean). It also impacts the radiative effects of aerosols in snow. Overall, this work highlights the important role of snow albedo parameterization for climate models.
While snow grains are non-spherical, spheres are often assumed in radiation calculations. Here,...
