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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-3645-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-3645-2020
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Research article
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04 Nov 2020
Research article |
| 04 Nov 2020
| 04 Nov 2020
Evaluation of a new snow albedo scheme for the Greenland ice sheet in the Regional Atmospheric Climate Model (RACMO2)
Christiaan T. van Dalum
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Willem Jan van de Berg
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Stef Lhermitte
Department of Geoscience & Remote Sensing, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Michiel R. van den Broeke
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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16 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Sensitivity of Antarctic surface climate to a new spectral snow albedo and radiative transfer scheme in RACMO2.3p3 C. van Dalum et al. 10.5194/tc-16-1071-2022
- SNICAR-ADv3: a community tool for modeling spectral snow albedo M. Flanner et al. 10.5194/gmd-14-7673-2021
- On the importance to consider the cloud dependence in parameterizing the albedo of snow on sea ice L. Foth et al. 10.5194/tc-18-4053-2024
- First results of the polar regional climate model RACMO2.4 C. van Dalum et al. 10.5194/tc-18-4065-2024
- Impact of updated radiative transfer scheme in snow and ice in RACMO2.3p3 on the surface mass and energy budget of the Greenland ice sheet C. van Dalum et al. 10.5194/tc-15-1823-2021
- A versatile method for computing optimized snow albedo from spectrally fixed radiative variables: VALHALLA v1.0 F. Veillon et al. 10.5194/gmd-14-7329-2021
- Observations and modeling of areal surface albedo and surface types in the Arctic E. Jäkel et al. 10.5194/tc-18-1185-2024
- The surface mass balance and near-surface climate of the Antarctic ice sheet in RACMO2.4p1 C. van Dalum et al. 10.5194/tc-19-4061-2025
- How well do the regional atmospheric and oceanic models describe the Antarctic sea ice albedo? K. Verro et al. 10.5194/tc-19-4409-2025
- Impact of the melt–albedo feedback on the future evolution of the Greenland Ice Sheet with PISM-dEBM-simple M. Zeitz et al. 10.5194/tc-15-5739-2021
- A Practical Approach to Improve the MODIS MCD43A Products in Snow-Covered Areas A. Ding et al. 10.34133/remotesensing.0057
- Improved representation of the contemporary Greenland ice sheet firn layer by IMAU-FDM v1.2G M. Brils et al. 10.5194/gmd-15-7121-2022
- Smartphone-based measurements of the optical properties of snow M. Allgaier & B. Smith 10.1364/AO.457976
- Greenland Ice Sheet Rainfall, Heat and Albedo Feedback Impacts From the Mid‐August 2021 Atmospheric River J. Box et al. 10.1029/2021GL097356
- Spatial Variability of the Snowmelt‐Albedo Feedback in Antarctica C. Jakobs et al. 10.1029/2020JF005696
- SNICAR-ADv4: a physically based radiative transfer model to represent the spectral albedo of glacier ice C. Whicker et al. 10.5194/tc-16-1197-2022
16 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Sensitivity of Antarctic surface climate to a new spectral snow albedo and radiative transfer scheme in RACMO2.3p3 C. van Dalum et al. 10.5194/tc-16-1071-2022
- SNICAR-ADv3: a community tool for modeling spectral snow albedo M. Flanner et al. 10.5194/gmd-14-7673-2021
- On the importance to consider the cloud dependence in parameterizing the albedo of snow on sea ice L. Foth et al. 10.5194/tc-18-4053-2024
- First results of the polar regional climate model RACMO2.4 C. van Dalum et al. 10.5194/tc-18-4065-2024
- Impact of updated radiative transfer scheme in snow and ice in RACMO2.3p3 on the surface mass and energy budget of the Greenland ice sheet C. van Dalum et al. 10.5194/tc-15-1823-2021
- A versatile method for computing optimized snow albedo from spectrally fixed radiative variables: VALHALLA v1.0 F. Veillon et al. 10.5194/gmd-14-7329-2021
- Observations and modeling of areal surface albedo and surface types in the Arctic E. Jäkel et al. 10.5194/tc-18-1185-2024
- The surface mass balance and near-surface climate of the Antarctic ice sheet in RACMO2.4p1 C. van Dalum et al. 10.5194/tc-19-4061-2025
- How well do the regional atmospheric and oceanic models describe the Antarctic sea ice albedo? K. Verro et al. 10.5194/tc-19-4409-2025
- Impact of the melt–albedo feedback on the future evolution of the Greenland Ice Sheet with PISM-dEBM-simple M. Zeitz et al. 10.5194/tc-15-5739-2021
- A Practical Approach to Improve the MODIS MCD43A Products in Snow-Covered Areas A. Ding et al. 10.34133/remotesensing.0057
- Improved representation of the contemporary Greenland ice sheet firn layer by IMAU-FDM v1.2G M. Brils et al. 10.5194/gmd-15-7121-2022
- Smartphone-based measurements of the optical properties of snow M. Allgaier & B. Smith 10.1364/AO.457976
- Greenland Ice Sheet Rainfall, Heat and Albedo Feedback Impacts From the Mid‐August 2021 Atmospheric River J. Box et al. 10.1029/2021GL097356
- Spatial Variability of the Snowmelt‐Albedo Feedback in Antarctica C. Jakobs et al. 10.1029/2020JF005696
- SNICAR-ADv4: a physically based radiative transfer model to represent the spectral albedo of glacier ice C. Whicker et al. 10.5194/tc-16-1197-2022
Latest update: 23 Oct 2025
Short summary
The reflectivity of sunlight, which is also known as albedo, is often inadequately modeled in regional climate models. Therefore, we have implemented a new snow and ice albedo scheme in the regional climate model RACMO2. In this study, we evaluate a new RACMO2 version for the Greenland ice sheet by using observations and the previous model version. RACMO2 output compares well with observations, and by including new processes we improve the ability of RACMO2 to make future climate projections.
The reflectivity of sunlight, which is also known as albedo, is often inadequately modeled in...
