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Articles | Volume 18, issue 9
Articles | Volume 18, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-4053-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-4053-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 9
Research article
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06 Sep 2024
Research article |  | 06 Sep 2024

On the importance to consider the cloud dependence in parameterizing the albedo of snow on sea ice

Lara Foth, Wolfgang Dorn, Annette Rinke, Evelyn Jäkel, and Hannah Niehaus

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It is demonstrated that the explicit consideration of the cloud dependence of the snow surface albedo in a climate model results in a more realistic simulation of the surface albedo during the snowmelt period in late May and June. Although this improvement appears to be relatively insubstantial, it has significant impact on the simulated sea-ice volume and extent in the model due to an amplification of the snow/sea-ice albedo feedback, one of the main contributors to Arctic amplification.
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