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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-127-2022
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On the energy budget of a low-Arctic snowpack
Department of Civil and Water Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Takuvik Joint International Laboratory, Université Laval (Canada) and CNRS-INSU (France), Québec, Canada
Centre d'Études Nordiques, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
CentrEau – Water Research Center, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Florent Domine
Takuvik Joint International Laboratory, Université Laval (Canada) and CNRS-INSU (France), Québec, Canada
Centre d'Études Nordiques, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Department of Chemistry, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Daniel F. Nadeau
Department of Civil and Water Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
CentrEau – Water Research Center, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Annie-Claude Parent
Department of Civil and Water Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
François Anctil
Department of Civil and Water Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
CentrEau – Water Research Center, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Matthieu Lafaysse
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, CNRM, Centre d'Études de la Neige, 38000 Grenoble, France
Marie Dumont
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, CNRM, Centre d'Études de la Neige, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- How does a warm and low-snow winter impact the snow cover dynamics in a humid and discontinuous boreal forest? Insights from observations and modeling in eastern Canada B. Bouchard et al.
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- Deep learning of seasonal peak snow water content of global boreal forest and arctic using spaceborne L-band radiometry D. Kumawat et al.
- Snow cover duration in northern Finland and the influence of key variables through a conceptual framework based on observed variations in snow depth J. Ström et al.
- A Dynamics of Surface Temperature Forced by Solar Radiation W. Jing & J. Wang
- Snow–vegetation–atmosphere interactions in alpine tundra N. Pirk et al.
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Short summary
The surface energy budget is the sum of all incoming and outgoing energy fluxes at the Earth's surface and has a key role in the climate. We measured all these fluxes for an Arctic snowpack and found that most incoming energy from radiation is counterbalanced by thermal radiation and heat convection while sublimation was negligible. Overall, the snow model Crocus was able to simulate the observed energy fluxes well.
The surface energy budget is the sum of all incoming and outgoing energy fluxes at the Earth's...