Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-573-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-573-2017
Review article
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15 Aug 2017
Review article |  | 15 Aug 2017

Snow observations in Mount Lebanon (2011–2016)

Abbas Fayad, Simon Gascoin, Ghaleb Faour, Pascal Fanise, Laurent Drapeau, Janine Somma, Ali Fadel, Ahmad Al Bitar, and Richard Escadafal

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Snowmelt plays a key role in the replenishment of the karst groundwater in Lebanon. The proper estimation of the water contained in the snowpack is one of Lebanon's most challenging questions. In this paper, we present continuous meteorological and snow course observations for the first time in the snow-dominated regions of Mount Lebanon. This new dataset can be used to feed an advanced snowpack model and is the first step towards a better evaluation of the snowmelt in Lebanon.
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