project . 2017 - 2021 . Closed

Reducing Snow-Climate Uncertainty in Earth System modelling (ReSCUES)

UK Research and Innovation

Funder: UK Research and InnovationProject code: NE/P011926/1
Funded under: NERC Funder Contribution: 361,991 GBP
Status: Closed
Start Date
30 Apr 2017
End Date
31 Jan 2021

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Snow is a material with remarkable physical properties that profoundly alters the characteristics of the Earth's surface where it lies. Because snow has a high albedo (the fraction of solar radiation that it reflects rather than absorbs) and a high latent heat of fusion (the energy required to melt it), it delays the warming of the atmosphere and the ground in spring each year. Satellite measurements of Northern Hemisphere snow cover have now been available for 50 years, and a strong decreasing trend correlated with warming has been observed in spring over that period. Less snow accumulates in a warmer climate and melts sooner, increasing the absorption of solar...

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University of Edinburgh, Met Office, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Meteo-France CNRM, University of Saskatchewan, NCAR, ECMWF, EnviroSim (Canada), Climate and Cryosphere Project, WSL Swiss Inst for Snow & Avalanche Res

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