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Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-3077-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-3077-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
Research article
 | 
25 Nov 2019
Research article |  | 25 Nov 2019

Simulated single-layer forest canopies delay Northern Hemisphere snowmelt

Markus Todt, Nick Rutter, Christopher G. Fletcher, and Leanne M. Wake

Data sets

Toy Model to analyze simulation of sub-canopy lonwave radiation in CLM4.5 M. Todt https://github.com/mtodt/2018_ToyModel

CanSISE Observation-Based Ensemble of Northern Hemisphere Terrestrial Snow Water Equivalent, Version 2 L. R. Mudryk and C. Derksen https://doi.org/10.5067/96ltniikJ7vd

Calculation, implementation, and analysis of correction of sub-canopy longwave radiation in CLM4.5 M. Todt https://github.com/mtodt/2018_OfflineSimulations

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Short summary
Vegetation is often represented by a single layer in global land models. Studies have found deficient simulation of thermal radiation beneath forest canopies when represented by single-layer vegetation. This study corrects thermal radiation in forests for a global land model using single-layer vegetation in order to assess the effect of deficient thermal radiation on snow cover and snowmelt. Results indicate that single-layer vegetation causes snow in forests to be too cold and melt too late.
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