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Research article
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29 Nov 2023
Research article |
| 29 Nov 2023
| 29 Nov 2023
Evaluation of snow cover properties in ERA5 and ERA5-Land with several satellite-based datasets in the Northern Hemisphere in spring 1982–2018
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Kari Luojus
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Aku Riihelä
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
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Short summary
We evaluated snow cover properties in state-of-the-art reanalyses (ERA5 and ERA5-Land) with satellite-based datasets. Both ERA5 and ERA5-Land overestimate snow mass, whereas albedo estimates are more consistent between the datasets. Snow cover extent (SCE) is accurately described in ERA5-Land, while ERA5 shows larger SCE than the satellite-based datasets. The trends in snow mass, SCE, and albedo are mostly negative in 1982–2018, and the negative trends become more apparent when spring advances.
We evaluated snow cover properties in state-of-the-art reanalyses (ERA5 and ERA5-Land) with...
