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Data description paper
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Data description paper |
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Insights into the North Hemisphere daily snowpack at high resolution from the new Crocus–ERA5 product
Silvana Ramos Buarque
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Météo-France, CNRS, Univ. Toulouse, CNRM, Toulouse, France
Bertrand Decharme
Météo-France, CNRS, Univ. Toulouse, CNRM, Toulouse, France
Alina L. Barbu
Météo-France, CNRS, Univ. Toulouse, CNRM, Toulouse, France
Laurent Franchisteguy
Météo-France, Direction des Systèmes d'Observation, Toulouse, France
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Climate models are uncertain in predicting how warming changes snow cover. This paper compares 22 snow models with the same meteorological inputs. Predicted trends agree with observations at four snow research sites: winter snow cover does not start later, but snow now melts earlier in spring than in the 1980s at two of the sites. Cold regions where snow can last until late summer are predicted to be particularly sensitive to warming because the snow then melts faster at warmer times of year.
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The Crocus-ERA5 snow dataset supports Arctic snow monitoring and contributes to the Arctic Report Card. It improves on its predecessor with higher spatial resolution (0.25° vs. 0.75°), enhancing topographic and land cover detail. The product’s performance is assessed in terms of snow depth and cover compared to in situ observations and satellite data. The findings show a notable improvement, though remaining biases appear in boreal forests, where snow–forest interactions are not captured.
The Crocus-ERA5 snow dataset supports Arctic snow monitoring and contributes to the Arctic...
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