Blowing snow contributions to the Arctic snow-on-sea ice budget using ICESat-2 observations

Robinson, Joseph; Jaeglé, Lyatt; Palm, Stephen P.; Liston, Glen E.

doi:10.5194/tc-20-3217-2026

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01 Jun 2026

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Blowing snow contributions to the Arctic snow-on-sea ice budget using ICESat-2 observations

Joseph Robinson, Lyatt Jaeglé, Stephen P. Palm, and Glen E. Liston

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