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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-889-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-889-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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21 Feb 2023
Research article |
| 21 Feb 2023
| 21 Feb 2023
Towards long-term records of rain-on-snow events across the Arctic from satellite data
b.geos GmbH, Industriestrasse 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Austria
Helena Bergstedt
b.geos GmbH, Industriestrasse 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Austria
Georg Pointner
b.geos GmbH, Industriestrasse 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Austria
Xaver Muri
b.geos GmbH, Industriestrasse 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Austria
Kimmo Rautiainen
Earth Observation Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Leena Leppänen
Earth Observation Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Pohjoisranta 4, 96101 Rovaniemi, Finland
Kyle Joly
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Program, National Park Service, 99709 Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
Aleksandr Sokolov
Arctic Research Station, Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Zelenaya Gorka Str. 21, Labytnangi, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District, Russia
Pavel Orekhov
Arctic Research Station, Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Zelenaya Gorka Str. 21, Labytnangi, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District, Russia
Dorothee Ehrich
Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
Eeva Mariatta Soininen
Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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Short summary
Rain-on-snow (ROS) events occur across many regions of the terrestrial Arctic in mid-winter. In extreme cases ice layers form which affect wildlife, vegetation and soils beyond the duration of the event. The fusion of multiple types of microwave satellite observations is suggested for the creation of a climate data record. Retrieval is most robust in the tundra biome, where records can be used to identify extremes and the results can be applied to impact studies at regional scale.
Rain-on-snow (ROS) events occur across many regions of the terrestrial Arctic in mid-winter. In...
