Articles | Volume 13, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-3353-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-3353-2019
Research article
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17 Dec 2019
Research article |  | 17 Dec 2019

Validating modeled critical crack length for crack propagation in the snow cover model SNOWPACK

Bettina Richter, Jürg Schweizer, Mathias W. Rotach, and Alec van Herwijnen

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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (24 Sep 2019) by Guillaume Chambon
AR by Bettina Richter on behalf of the Authors (09 Oct 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (15 Oct 2019) by Guillaume Chambon
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (23 Oct 2019)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (29 Oct 2019)
ED: Publish as is (04 Nov 2019) by Guillaume Chambon
AR by Bettina Richter on behalf of the Authors (14 Nov 2019)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Information on snow stability is important for avalanche forecasting. To improve the stability estimation in the snow cover model SNOWPACK, we suggested an improved parameterization for the critical crack length. We compared 3 years of field data to SNOWPACK simulations. The match between observed and modeled critical crack lengths greatly improved, and critical weak layers appear more prominently in the modeled vertical profile of critical crack length.