A regional climate model hindcast for Siberia: analysis of snow water equivalent
This study analyzes the added value of a regional climate model hindcast with respect to snow water equivalent (SWE) for Siberia when compared to SWE estimates from forcing NCEP-R. In addition, we examine the discrepancies of simulated SWE to several recent reanalysis products (NCEP-R2 NCEP-CFSR, ER...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c671576f225e4c74b09550ed079d935f 2023-05-15T18:32:29+02:00 A regional climate model hindcast for Siberia: analysis of snow water equivalent K. Klehmet B. Geyer B. Rockel 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-1017-2013 https://doaj.org/article/c671576f225e4c74b09550ed079d935f EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.the-cryosphere.net/7/1017/2013/tc-7-1017-2013.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0416 https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0424 doi:10.5194/tc-7-1017-2013 1994-0416 1994-0424 https://doaj.org/article/c671576f225e4c74b09550ed079d935f The Cryosphere, Vol 7, Iss 4, Pp 1017-1034 (2013) Environmental sciences GE1-350 Geology QE1-996.5 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-1017-2013 2022-12-30T22:56:48Z This study analyzes the added value of a regional climate model hindcast with respect to snow water equivalent (SWE) for Siberia when compared to SWE estimates from forcing NCEP-R. In addition, we examine the discrepancies of simulated SWE to several recent reanalysis products (NCEP-R2 NCEP-CFSR, ERA-Interim). We apply the regional climate model COSMO-CLM (CCLM) to a 50 km grid spacing using NCEP-R1 as driving force to obtain a 63 yr (1948 to 2010) gridded dataset of historical SWE. Simulated regional climate data is necessary because of the absence of station data in that region. To perform large-scale assessments we use the satellite-derived daily SWE product of ESA DUE GlobSnow from 1987 to 2010. Russian station SWE data is used for cross-checking the findings. In January (mid-winter), the SWE hindcast is in good agreement with GlobSnow, whereas it overestimates SWE during the melting season. CCLM shows a clear added value in providing realistic SWE information compared to the driving reanalysis. The temporal consistency of CCLM is higher than that presented by ERA-Interim and NCEP-R2. Article in Journal/Newspaper The Cryosphere Siberia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles The Cryosphere 7 4 1017 1034 |
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This study analyzes the added value of a regional climate model hindcast with respect to snow water equivalent (SWE) for Siberia when compared to SWE estimates from forcing NCEP-R. In addition, we examine the discrepancies of simulated SWE to several recent reanalysis products (NCEP-R2 NCEP-CFSR, ERA-Interim). We apply the regional climate model COSMO-CLM (CCLM) to a 50 km grid spacing using NCEP-R1 as driving force to obtain a 63 yr (1948 to 2010) gridded dataset of historical SWE. Simulated regional climate data is necessary because of the absence of station data in that region. To perform large-scale assessments we use the satellite-derived daily SWE product of ESA DUE GlobSnow from 1987 to 2010. Russian station SWE data is used for cross-checking the findings. In January (mid-winter), the SWE hindcast is in good agreement with GlobSnow, whereas it overestimates SWE during the melting season. CCLM shows a clear added value in providing realistic SWE information compared to the driving reanalysis. The temporal consistency of CCLM is higher than that presented by ERA-Interim and NCEP-R2. |
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A regional climate model hindcast for Siberia: analysis of snow water equivalent |
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A regional climate model hindcast for Siberia: analysis of snow water equivalent |
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A regional climate model hindcast for Siberia: analysis of snow water equivalent |
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A regional climate model hindcast for Siberia: analysis of snow water equivalent |
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A regional climate model hindcast for Siberia: analysis of snow water equivalent |
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