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Research article
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27 Nov 2018
Research article |
| 27 Nov 2018
| 27 Nov 2018
Observation and modelling of snow at a polygonal tundra permafrost site: spatial variability and thermal implications
Isabelle Gouttevin
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Irstea, UR HHLY, Centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, 5 Rue de la Doua, BP 32108, 69616 Villeurbanne CEDEX, France
Université Grenoble Alpes, Irstea, UR ETGR, Centre de Grenoble, 2 rue de la Papeterie-BP 76, 38402 St-Martin-d'Hères, France
now at: Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, CNRM, Centre d'Etudes de la Neige, Grenoble, France
Moritz Langer
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Telegrafenberg A6, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Department of Geography, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Rudower Chaussee 16, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Henning Löwe
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Flueelastr. 11, 7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland
Julia Boike
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Telegrafenberg A6, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Department of Geography, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Rudower Chaussee 16, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Martin Proksch
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Flueelastr. 11, 7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland
Martin Schneebeli
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Flueelastr. 11, 7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland
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Short summary
Snow insulates the ground from the cold air in the Arctic winter, majorly affecting permafrost. This insulation depends on snow characteristics and is poorly quantified. Here, we characterize it at a carbon-rich permafrost site, using a recent technique that retrieves the 3-D structure of snow and its thermal properties. We adapt a snowpack model enabling the simulation of this insulation over a whole winter. We estimate that local snow variations induce up to a 6 °C spread in soil temperatures.
Snow insulates the ground from the cold air in the Arctic winter, majorly affecting permafrost....
