Articles | Volume 17, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-5095-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-5095-2023
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04 Dec 2023
Research article |  | 04 Dec 2023

Improving climate model skill over High Mountain Asia by adapting snow cover parameterization to complex-topography areas

Mickaël Lalande, Martin Ménégoz, Gerhard Krinner, Catherine Ottlé, and Frédérique Cheruy

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This study investigates the impact of topography on snow cover parameterizations using models and observations. Parameterizations without topography-based considerations overestimate snow cover. Incorporating topography reduces snow overestimation by 5–10 % in mountains, in turn reducing cold biases. However, some biases remain, requiring further calibration and more data. Assessing snow cover parameterizations is challenging due to limited and uncertain data in mountainous regions.
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