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Articles | Volume 17, issue 2
Articles | Volume 17, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-519-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-519-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 2
Research article
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07 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 07 Feb 2023

Snow cover prediction in the Italian central Apennines using weather forecast and land surface numerical models

Edoardo Raparelli, Paolo Tuccella, Valentina Colaiuda, and Frank S. Marzano

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We evaluate the skills of a single-layer (Noah) and a multi-layer (Alpine3D) snow model, forced with the Weather Research and Forecasting model, to reproduce snowpack properties observed in the Italian central Apennines. We found that Alpine3D reproduces the observed snow height and snow water equivalent better than Noah, while no particular model differences emerge on snow cover extent. Finally, we observed that snow settlement is mainly due to densification in Alpine3D and to melting in Noah.
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