Improving snow albedo processes in WRF/SSiB regional climate model to assess impact of dust and black carbon in snow on surface energy balance and hydrology over western U.S.

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 3228-3248

  Oaida, Catalina M ^a   Xue, Yongkang ^a   Flanner, Mark G ^b   Skiles, S McKenzie ^a   De Sales, Fernando ^a   Painter, Thomas H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CARBON; CLIMATE MODELING; DUST; ENERGY BALANCE; MELTWATER; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SNOW;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929710779     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022444     Document Type: Article

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