An observational study of precipitation types in the Alaskan Arctic

• Main Authors: Handong, Yue, Tingfeng, Dou, Shutong, Li, Chuanjin, Li, Minghu, Ding, Cunde, Xiao
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 2021
• Subjects: Atmosphere; Arctic; Merra; Advances in Polar Science; Polar Science; Alaska
• Online Access: http://library.arcticportal.org/2766/; http://library.arcticportal.org/2766/1/A2104007.pdf

The effects of various precipitation types, such as snow, rain, sleet, hail and freezing rain, on regional hydrology, ecology, snow and ice surfaces differ significantly. Due to limited observations, however, few studies into precipitation types have been conducted in the Arctic. Based on the high-r...