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Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-51-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-51-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
Research article
 | 
10 Jan 2023
Research article |  | 10 Jan 2023

Observed and predicted trends in Icelandic snow conditions for the period 1930–2100

Darri Eythorsson, Sigurdur M. Gardarsson, Andri Gunnarsson, and Oli Gretar Blondal Sveinsson

Data sets

Circum-Arctic Map of Permafrost and Ground-Ice Conditions, Version 2 J. Brown, O. Ferrians, J. A. Higginbottom, and E. Melnikov https://doi.org/10.7265/skbg-kf16

GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 0.25 x 0.25 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_NOAH025_3H) H. Beaudoing and M. Rodell https://doi.org/10.5067/E7TYRXPJKWOQ

MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 6 D. K. Hall and G. A. Riggs https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD10A1.006

MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 6 D. K. Hall and G. A. Riggs https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD10A1.006

Technical Note: Bias correcting climate model simulated daily temperature extremes with quantile mapping (https://ds.nccs.nasa.gov/thredds/catalog/bypass/NEX-GDDP/catalog.html) B. Thrasher, E. P. Maurer, C. McKellar, and P. B. Duffy https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-16-3309-2012

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Short summary
In this study we researched past and predicted snow conditions in Iceland based on manual snow observations recorded in Iceland and compared these with satellite observations. Future snow conditions were predicted through numerical computer modeling based on climate models. The results showed that average snow depth and snow cover frequency have increased over the historical period but are projected to significantly decrease when projected into the future.
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