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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3137-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3137-2018
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Research article
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04 Oct 2018
Research article |
| 04 Oct 2018
| 04 Oct 2018
Spatial variability in snow precipitation and accumulation in COSMO–WRF simulations and radar estimations over complex terrain
Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
Nikola Besic
Environmental Remote Sensing Laboratory, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Radar, Satellite, Nowcasting Department, MeteoSwiss, Locarno, Switzerland
Varun Sharma
Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Rebecca Mott
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research
(KIT/IMK-IFU), KIT-Campus Alpin, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Megan Daniels
independent researcher: Sydney, Australia
Marco Gabella
Radar, Satellite, Nowcasting Department, MeteoSwiss, Locarno, Switzerland
Alexis Berne
Environmental Remote Sensing Laboratory, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Urs Germann
Radar, Satellite, Nowcasting Department, MeteoSwiss, Locarno, Switzerland
Michael Lehning
Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
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Short summary
A comparison of winter precipitation variability in operational radar measurements and high-resolution simulations reveals that large-scale variability is well captured by the model, depending on the event. Precipitation variability is driven by topography and wind. A good portion of small-scale variability is captured at the highest resolution. This is essential to address small-scale precipitation processes forming the alpine snow seasonal snow cover – an important source of water.
A comparison of winter precipitation variability in operational radar measurements and...
