Comparison of modeled snow properties in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan

Bair, Edward H.; Rittger, Karl; Ahmad, Jawairia A.; Chabot, Doug

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-331-2020

Articles | Volume 14, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-331-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-331-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 1

Research article

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30 Jan 2020

Research article |

| 30 Jan 2020

Comparison of modeled snow properties in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan

Edward H. Bair, Karl Rittger, Jawairia A. Ahmad, and Doug Chabot

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RC1: 'review of Validation of modeled snow properties in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Aug 2019
- AC1: 'Author response to Referee #1', Edward Bair, 04 Oct 2019
RC2: 'Review TC-2019-150 Validation of modelled snow properties in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan', Anonymous Referee #2, 31 Aug 2019
- AC2: 'Author response to Anonymous Referee #2', Edward Bair, 04 Oct 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (10 Oct 2019) by Jürg Schweizer

AR by Edward Bair on behalf of the Authors (17 Nov 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (22 Nov 2019) by Jürg Schweizer

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (25 Nov 2019)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (03 Jan 2020) by Jürg Schweizer

AR by Edward Bair on behalf of the Authors (04 Jan 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (08 Jan 2020) by Jürg Schweizer

Short summary

Ice and snowmelt feed the Indus River and Amu Darya, but validation of estimates from satellite sensors has been a problem until recently, when we were given daily snow depth measurements from these basins. Using these measurements, estimates of snow on the ground were created and compared with models. Estimates of water equivalent in the snowpack were mostly in agreement. Stratigraphy was also modeled and showed 1 year with a relatively stable snowpack but another with multiple weak layers.