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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7287-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7287-2022
Research article
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07 Jun 2022
Research article |  | 07 Jun 2022

Evaluating seasonal and regional distribution of snowfall in regional climate model simulations in the Arctic

Annakaisa von Lerber, Mario Mech, Annette Rinke, Damao Zhang, Melanie Lauer, Ana Radovan, Irina Gorodetskaya, and Susanne Crewell

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Snowfall is an important climate indicator. However, microphysical snowfall processes are challenging for atmospheric models. In this study, the performance of a regional climate model is evaluated in modeling the spatial and temporal distribution of Arctic snowfall when compared to CloudSat satellite observations. Excellent agreement in averaged annual snowfall rates is found, and the shown methodology offers a promising diagnostic tool to investigate the shown differences further.
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