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• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Antarctic; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Simu; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
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Abstract. Detailed studies of snow cover processes require models that offer a fine description of the snow cover proper-ties. The detailed snowpack model Crocus is such a scheme, and has been run operationally for avalanche forecasting over the French mountains for 20 yr. It is also used for climat...