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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1739-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1739-2025
Research article
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05 May 2025
Research article |  | 05 May 2025

Sublimation measurements of tundra and taiga snowpack in Alaska

Kelsey A. Stockert, Eugénie S. Euskirchen, and Svetlana L. Stuefer

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Sublimation is the hidden portion of the water cycle where snow changes phase directly to water vapor, skipping the liquid state. Though sublimation is difficult to measure, especially in remote regions such as Arctic and subarctic Alaska where this study took place, our measurements confirm that sublimation is a substantial component of the annual water cycle. Results from this research contribute to knowledge of how site conditions affect sublimation rates and the winter hydrologic cycle.
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