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Articles | Volume 17, issue 4
Articles | Volume 17, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1431-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1431-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 4
Research article
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03 Apr 2023
Research article |  | 03 Apr 2023

Assessment of Arctic seasonal snow cover rates of change

Chris Derksen and Lawrence Mudryk

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We examine Arctic snow cover trends through the lens of climate assessments. We determine the sensitivity of change in snow cover extent to year-over-year increases in time series length, reference period, the use of a statistical methodology to improve inter-dataset agreement, version changes in snow products, and snow product ensemble size. By identifying the sensitivity to the range of choices available to investigators, we increase confidence in reported Arctic snow extent changes.
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