Spatial variation of the rain–snow temperature threshold across the Northern Hemisphere

Land surface models often use a spatially uniform air temperature threshold when partitioning rain and snow. Here Jennings et al. show that the threshold varies significantly across the Northern Hemisphere and that threshold selection is a large source of uncertainty in snowfall simulations.

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Autores principales: Keith S. Jennings, Taylor S. Winchell, Ben Livneh, Noah P. Molotch
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/3b2b98271c6f4efd985a321305bcc989
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Sumario:Land surface models often use a spatially uniform air temperature threshold when partitioning rain and snow. Here Jennings et al. show that the threshold varies significantly across the Northern Hemisphere and that threshold selection is a large source of uncertainty in snowfall simulations.