Articles | Volume 12, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3137-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3137-2018
Research article
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04 Oct 2018
Research article |  | 04 Oct 2018

Spatial variability in snow precipitation and accumulation in COSMO–WRF simulations and radar estimations over complex terrain

Franziska Gerber, Nikola Besic, Varun Sharma, Rebecca Mott, Megan Daniels, Marco Gabella, Alexis Berne, Urs Germann, and Michael Lehning

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AR by Franziska Gerber on behalf of the Authors (27 Jun 2018)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (03 Jul 2018) by Ross Brown
RR by Heini Wernli (15 Jul 2018)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (17 Jul 2018)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (22 Jul 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (24 Jul 2018) by Ross Brown
AR by Nikola Besic on behalf of the Authors (23 Aug 2018)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (28 Aug 2018) by Ross Brown
AR by Nikola Besic on behalf of the Authors (30 Aug 2018)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
A comparison of winter precipitation variability in operational radar measurements and high-resolution simulations reveals that large-scale variability is well captured by the model, depending on the event. Precipitation variability is driven by topography and wind. A good portion of small-scale variability is captured at the highest resolution. This is essential to address small-scale precipitation processes forming the alpine snow seasonal snow cover – an important source of water.