Meteorological, elevation, and slope effects on surface hoar formation

Horton, S.; Schirmer, M.; Jamieson, B.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1523-2015

Articles | Volume 9, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1523-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1523-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 4

Research article

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07 Aug 2015

Research article |

| 07 Aug 2015

Meteorological, elevation, and slope effects on surface hoar formation

S. Horton, M. Schirmer, and B. Jamieson

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RC C420: 'Comment on "Meteorological, elevation, and slope effects on surface hoar formation"', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Apr 2015
- AC C1044: 'Author response to Referee #1 comments', Simon Horton, 14 Jun 2015
RC C504: 'Comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Apr 2015
- AC C1050: 'Author response to Referee #2 comments', Simon Horton, 14 Jun 2015

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AR by Simon Horton on behalf of the Authors (14 Jun 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (25 Jul 2015) by Philip Marsh

AR by Simon Horton on behalf of the Authors (27 Jul 2015)

Short summary

We investigate how various meteorological and terrain factors affect surface hoar formation in complex terrain. We modelled the distribution of three surface hoar layers with a coupled NWP - snow cover model, and verified the model with field studies. The layers developed in regions and elevation bands with warm moist air, light winds, and cold snow surfaces. Possible avalanche forecasting applications are discussed.