Global and Regional Snow Cover Decline: 2000–2022

• Published in: Climate
• Main Author: Stephen S. Young
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2023
• Subjects: snow cover extent; MODIS; Mann—Kendall test; univariate differencing; Science; Q; Greenland; Kendall; New Zealand; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/cli11080162; https://doaj.org/article/5d2b7d842bba443e9fb695bb0dfc5fac

Snow cover affects the global surface energy balance and, with its high albedo, exerts a cooling effect on the Earth’s climate. Decreases in snow cover alter the flow of solar energy from being reflected away from Earth to being absorbed, increasing the Earth’s surface temperature. To gain a global...