Articles | Volume 20, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-1119-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-1119-2026
Research article
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12 Feb 2026
Research article |  | 12 Feb 2026

Enhancing the Representation of Glaciers and Ice Sheets in the ecLand Land-Surface Model: Impacts on Surface Energy Balance and Hydrology Across Scales

Gabriele Arduini, Christoph Rüdiger, and Gianpaolo Balsamo

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-2454', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Jul 2025
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Gabriele ARDUINI, 17 Sep 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-2454', Willem Jan van de Berg, 24 Jul 2025
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Gabriele ARDUINI, 17 Sep 2025

Peer review completion

AR – Author's response | RR – Referee report | ED – Editor decision | EF – Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (26 Sep 2025) by Masashi Niwano
AR by Gabriele ARDUINI on behalf of the Authors (23 Oct 2025)  Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
EF by Polina Shvedko (30 Oct 2025)  Author's response 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (31 Oct 2025) by Masashi Niwano
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (06 Nov 2025)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (21 Nov 2025) by Masashi Niwano
AR by Gabriele ARDUINI on behalf of the Authors (25 Nov 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (03 Dec 2025) by Masashi Niwano
AR by Gabriele ARDUINI on behalf of the Authors (16 Dec 2025)  Manuscript 
Short summary
Glaciers and ice sheets are critical components of the climate system. A set of improvements to snow and ice processes, targeting glacier and ice sheet regions, are introduced in a land surface model used to produce Weather Forecasts and climate reanalyses. The results demonstrate that more realistic snow and ice processes can lead to positive impacts on the simulation of various Earth System components, e.g. the surface temperature and the streamflow of rivers contributed by glacier melting.
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