A new fractional snow-covered area parameterization for the Community Land Model and its effect on the surface energy balance

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 21, 2012, Pages

  Swenson, S C ^a   Lawrence, D M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; PARAMETERIZATION; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ANNUAL MEAN; COMMUNITY LAND MODELS; EARTH SYSTEM MODEL; GRID CELLS; HEAT GAINS; NET EFFECT; PARAMETERIZED; SEASONAL SHIFTS; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW COVERED AREA; SNOW COVERS; SNOW DENSITY; SNOW DEPTHS; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL SCALE; SURFACE ALBEDO; SURFACE ENERGY BUDGET; SURFACE ENERGY FLUXES; SURFACE FLUX; SURFACE HETEROGENEITIES; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; TIME-SCALES;

SNOW;

ALBEDO; BOUNDARY LAYER; ENERGY BALANCE; HETEROGENEITY; PARAMETERIZATION; SEASONALITY; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW COVER; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE ENERGY; SURFACE FLUX; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 84869402742     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018178     Document Type: Article

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